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An automobile or a car is a 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by a combustion engine inside. A Microcar is an exceptionally tiny automobile. This category of cars produced after World War I in Europe was generally motorcycle based and known as "cycle cars". Popular Micro Cars were devised in post-2nd World war era in Europe, especially in Germany. These Micro cars were called as bubble car. France also developed small cars named Voiturettes and in Japan micro cars are popular in the name of Keicars. Microcars are also known as Station Cars. Such tiny Micro cars are very much cost saving mainly in Fuel and tires. Another benefit of using micro car is the easiness of parking.Microcars can be easily parked both perpendicular and parallel manner. A range of microcar trucks are found for carriages on narrow roads. | |
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Micro Cars Corbin Sparrow REVA Mitsubishi I Smart Roadster Smart Fortwo |
Different types of Microcars are found nowadays. Electric Microcar is one sort of Microcar, which have several characteristics.
Few instances of Battery electric micro cars are:
- The Global Electric Motorcars GEM, a 2- or 4-passenger "Golf Car" style car.
- The REVA electric vehicle in India. This may shortly be traded to US
- The Corbin Sparrow, a single-seat electric microcar which can be licensed as a motorcycle.
Some names of Microcars with their countries of origination are:
Austria
- Felber Autoroller
- Möve
- Libelle
Brazil
- Dacon
- Obvio
- Romi Isetta
France
- Aixam
- Ardex
Germany
- BMW Isetta
- Brütsch Mopetta
- Fend Flitzer
Italy
- Autobianchi Bianchina (Fiat 500 based)
- Fiat Topolino
- Fiat 500
Japan
- Fuji Cabin
- Honda Canopy
- Honda S600 sports car
United Kingdom
- Austin 7
- Berkeley.
- Bond Bug
