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Business Wars Daily

To Save the Planet, Drive a Tiny Car

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today is Wednesday, November 14, and we’re looking at Elio Motors vs. Arcimoto

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One, three. Wondry.

1:08.9

I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Wednesday, November 14th.

1:11.4

Now, here's a novel way to save the planet.

1:15.7

Reduce emissions by convincing people to drive teeny tiny cars.

1:19.9

A whole bunch of auto and scooter companies are developing the strange little vehicles,

1:23.7

which have roofs and doors, but not necessarily much else.

1:27.8

Drivers can park the electric vehicles, most of which have only three wheels,

1:34.3

practically anywhere. That's a boon in congested cities like Manhattan and Paris. Oh, and they're cute too, and depending on the maker, a whole lot cheaper than normal four-door cars. From a design

1:40.4

standpoint, well, the vehicles are refreshing, futuristic, and unique.

1:48.3

You can tell how much fun the engineers are having imagining something totally new.

1:54.7

Toyota has its three-wheeled iroad, and Renault's already sold about 20,000 Twizzies,

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