A car that's perfect for Singapore's congested streets
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Yes... slowly but surely we're getting there... driverless cars and 'smart cities' etc.
Watch the movie Idiocracy.
This would b the driverless car of the future..
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I think this citroen is unique to france only as cars below a certain size and power does not need a driving license to operate it. Parents buying these micro cars for kids to go to school as its safer than mopeds
The Renault Twizy city car.RALPH RICHTER/RENAULT
BEING 14 SUCKS. You're a freshman in high school, which puts you at the bottom of the social food chain. The opposite sex is endlessly confusing, you need to beg your parents and older siblings for rides, and (in the US at least) you're half a lifetime away from the legal drinking age. Unless, that is, you live in France. Then you just need to beg your parents to buy you a Renault Twizy, a $7,600 "car" that 14-year-olds can now legally drive.
The Twizy is a quadricycle, a 1,000-pound, two-seat electric car meant for zipping around cramped European cities. It's designed to be a safer alternative to bicycles and scooters for the urban set, sporting a 13-horsepower electric motor and enough batteries to take you 60 miles at a maximum speed of 50 mph. It won't hold much cargo, but it's got plenty of room for your baguettes, cigarettes, wine, and "On Strike" signs (because yes, French high schoolers love to faire la grève).
The Twizy has airbags, seat belts, two seats, headlights, turn signals---all those things that actual cars have. And, thanks to new legislation in France, youths as young as 14 can now drive the things legally.
France Is Letting 14-Year-Olds Drive This Tiny Electric Car
Thanks to changes in French law, teenagers as young as 14 can drive the Renault Twizy, a tiny, two-seater electric car.- https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?&display=popup&caption=France Is Letting 14-Year-Olds Drive This Tiny Electric Car&app_id=719405864858490&link=https://www.wired.com/2015/03/france-letting-14-year-olds-drive-tiny-electric-car/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=wired&utm_social-type=earned
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- https://www.wired.com/2015/03/france-letting-14-year-olds-drive-tiny-electric-car/#
The Renault Twizy city car.RALPH RICHTER/RENAULT
BEING 14 SUCKS. You're a freshman in high school, which puts you at the bottom of the social food chain. The opposite sex is endlessly confusing, you need to beg your parents and older siblings for rides, and (in the US at least) you're half a lifetime away from the legal drinking age. Unless, that is, you live in France. Then you just need to beg your parents to buy you a Renault Twizy, a $7,600 "car" that 14-year-olds can now legally drive.
The Twizy is a quadricycle, a 1,000-pound, two-seat electric car meant for zipping around cramped European cities. It's designed to be a safer alternative to bicycles and scooters for the urban set, sporting a 13-horsepower electric motor and enough batteries to take you 60 miles at a maximum speed of 50 mph. It won't hold much cargo, but it's got plenty of room for your baguettes, cigarettes, wine, and "On Strike" signs (because yes, French high schoolers love to faire la grève).
The Twizy has airbags, seat belts, two seats, headlights, turn signals---all those things that actual cars have. And, thanks to new legislation in France, youths as young as 14 can now drive the things legally.
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Meanwhile in china
It has been expected that the Chinese-made Tesla Model 3 would take the crown as the best-selling EV in China. So it came as a surprise in August when the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV sold over 15,000 units. But that’s not even the story. There were over 50,000 orders for the little EV in August. That’s huge. The GM China EV joint venture is looking like a smart move.
The cute mini EV is a joint venture between SAIC, GM, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors. It’s a chunky design that seats four and is very inexpensive at $4,100 converted to US dollars. Granted, it wouldn’t pass US safety regulations so we won’t be seeing it here. But, if you could buy one for under, say, $8,000, would you be interested?
The Best-Selling EV In China Is Made By GM Not Tesla
by Thom Taylor on October 15, 2020It has been expected that the Chinese-made Tesla Model 3 would take the crown as the best-selling EV in China. So it came as a surprise in August when the Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV sold over 15,000 units. But that’s not even the story. There were over 50,000 orders for the little EV in August. That’s huge. The GM China EV joint venture is looking like a smart move.
The mini-EV is a joint venture between SAIC, GM, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors
The cute mini EV is a joint venture between SAIC, GM, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors. It’s a chunky design that seats four and is very inexpensive at $4,100 converted to US dollars. Granted, it wouldn’t pass US safety regulations so we won’t be seeing it here. But, if you could buy one for under, say, $8,000, would you be interested?
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$8000 + COE $50000 = $58000...
Will u buy?
Will u buy?
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$8000 + COE $50000 = $58000...
Will u buy?
The COE helps with traffic congestion as does the water conservancy tax helps with saving water, or the GST helps the poor.
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Sg idiot scholars and MPs cannot even craft a useful policy for pmd, now want to allow a bigger pmd?
