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Re:GM is launching a $5K tiny electric car in China made for... by twblalock on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @02:07AM (#15345272)
I know a few Americans who would buy a car like this, but let's not kid ourselves -- it would not sell very well here. Most Americans prefer larger cars.

I drive a pretty small car, but I don't think I would get one of these, either. If I got t-boned by a Chevy Tahoe, there would be no chance of survival.

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Re:GM is launching a $5K tiny electric car in China made for... by alkonaut on Wednesday September 27, 2017 @03:00AM (#15345474)
A car like this should probably be compared (and favorably so) to a scooter/motorbike for commuting. It's better when it rains and it's certainly better in the Tahoe incident. You can drop off a kid at school in it, and so on.

The problem now being that "$5k" isn't very disruptive in the moped segment of commuter vehicles.

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