The Electric Microcar Built By A Scooter Company
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มิ.ย. 2024
- Jack heads to Turin to do battle with Northern Italian traffic in one of the most hotly anticipated new cars of the year - except it isn't really a car at all. The latest creation of the inventor of the folding kick scooter, the Microlino is half microcar, half fashion statement on wheels, and one of the most joyous vehicles we've ever featured on the channel. Think cars are getting too big and too serious? Take a look at this.
00:00 Ciao!
1:07 Recognise the badge?
2:38 Exterior walkaround
5:34 Jack vs Turin
7:43 Charging and construction
8:57 Making friends
11:35 Interior and boot
16:51 It's a driver's car??
19:51 Sustainability at its core
21:07 Final thoughts?
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They've minimized every aspect of a car except the price. Brilliant.
Agreed. I'd prefer to get an aptera if I want a unique looking electric car. At least that has enough room for groceries.
Probably they put that price to get the incentives for electric cars and the final client will pay around half of that price.
@@xavierrochas Pff, yeah right, keep dreaming. It starts at €20.000 with the tiny battery, what country has a €10.000 EV subsidy? Pretty much every single country has ended all their grants by now, not that they were ever that high anyway.
@@oyuyuy I refuse to dream about buying this piece of s*** :)))). Romania has a €10.000 EV grant, but it will be over soon.
@@b.d.a.8719 Yeah I don't get who's buying these.
I could totally see a market for a 45km/h 'golf cart'-style microcar at a €3.000-€6.000 price point. I could also see a market for a highway speed micro-EV (like the Smart EQ) at a €10.000-€20.000 price point.
But a limited speed, "not a car", for €20.000+? That just doesn't make any sense to me.
Modern day Isetta
right? he opened the door in the first three second and I'm like that's an isetta
BMW should have done the i1 like that...
=10X more cool😎
That was my first thought! It’s almost identical from the door to the headlight placement and rear wheel placement. Probably one of the most accurate looking retro throwbacks I’ve ever seen.
Fair point, but my favourite bubble was the Trojan/Heinkel :-)
Jack Scarlett, this from your 91-year-old American fan. You are without-a-doubt, the best, most-charming hustler on TH-cam in the whole world! Always delighted to see you turn-up as the presenter on wonderful micro-vehicles or whatever! Best regards, Bob Campbell
Nice idea keeping it simple, but 15-20k is a bit much. For the Northern market they might want to think of being able to swap out the fabric sunroof for a hard top for it to be more water tight in winter weather.
There are different versions starting at 15k with no roof. It is more expensive because it is produced in italy and the company has to deal with swiss regulations but the main cost comes from not completely treating their workers like shit as most chinese produced products do. But i get that the price is a bit too high
@@gonzocrunch8356 If you got paid correctly it would be affordable. Somebody has to start paying somebody else correctly.
What I love the most about the microlino is the minimalism in extra features: NO electric windows, NO electric sunroof, NO Infotainment system, NO power breaking or steering, NO electric mirror adjustment. This car will be so much easier to maintain, just because there's less to go wrong!
It also has no airbags, which is the one feature I would like them not to omit.
@@no1DdC huh 😵
That's quite a relevant fact, that should've been in the video...
No airbags , well at least your first on the scene in an accident !
At max speed of 90 Kph you are likely to be last on the scene of an accident - collision
But 20g? C'mon, this is an aspirational second vehicle
It's really a great EV. And I'm one of the proud owners since a week.
❤ what is your range on battery?
How cool! What's it like to boot around the ville in a new age bubble? Looking forward to your take.
Cool. Post a video!
Magnificent !
Congrats! You must be one of the very first
The most sensible vehicle design for today's busy streets. Very basic yet practical design. Love that adorable look.
unfortunately not so in america, with everyone here driving giant tank-sized gas-guzzling """light""" trucks
@@ponponpatapon9670 I liked those American designs too. American build most of the the items way practical though. From consumer electronics to fighter jets. All are very practical yet robust.
@@biswajeetsingh4994 They are not so robust as you might think. International made robust trucks in the past because they were BTL. Modern trucks are not BTL they are rather built to break early.
Since the start I've said that EV design is completely pointless. We had a perfect opportunity to re-invent what a car is and one of the key directions would be to go smaller and more efficient. Instead, we've gone for HGV style monstrosities weighting more than a cruise ship and consuming energy and materials worse than the worst excesses of ICE cars. This little car is definitely headed in the right direction. Excellent.
2 adults and 3 crates of beer.... What a tag line! Love it! Great work Fully Charged crew x
I guess the question needs asking how many crates if there's only one person in the car 🤣🍻
Where I live 60 percent of the population couldn't even fit one person in that tiny car ! The hills round here are so steep you would have to leave it in town as it would not get up the hill to the house.
@@billienomates1606 So those people would benefit from leaving the car in town and start walking.
@@billienomates1606 electric cars are great at going up hills because they have amazing torque
That was pretty much the same tag line when Smart car was designed.
I opened this up thinking no way I'll drive that, but you should do the marketing material. This is absolutely brilliant.
😂 love that
Just seeing those bicyclists do a double-take as it passes by is marketing gold.
Maar hoe nou gemaak as daar beurtkrag is? 😉
I love that the Isetta has been re-born! I recognize those bubble cars from TV shows and car books.
I always complain that most people (like myself) have too big of a car for transporting just themself and a couple of small boxes, and there are very few cars that are just that without a giant engine. This thing can also go fast enough so that you won't hold up larger cars.
( the owner of the company should have called the little bugger, "(REINCARNATION !")...won,t get it here in Canada...Wish it would !!
@@barbaratrueman185 since he already made the micro scooters... he used the same company for building the car
20k, they are robbing people.
What a disrespectful thing to say. The isetta was and is gas powered
You know why BMW didn’t continue with the Isetta? It was a death trap. No escape after a front crash. Door jammed and additionally blocked by the accident obstacle. Either the steering column intrusion killed you or you burned to death with no chance to escape. Bon voyage, I rather remain with my SUV and survive.
Love it - incredible review Jack - 'crippling anxiety of suddenly being t-boned by a nonna in a punto' was perfection 🙂
Yes, the most reassuring scene in this vid was that first scan of an actual assembly line. Not a light warehouse with one prototype in the middle that might sort of work, but a real factory.
This type of thing, like a modern version of the post-WWII boom in weird but practical transport from mopeds to scooters to bubble cars is exactly what I think's needed. With no need to aspire let alone achieve attaining to owning a big EV for most of us
And far more efficient, and probably more fun tbh, than similarly priced Zero electric bikes. Of course everyone will say just do a 21kwh version to push range beyond that magic 200 miles...
I am slightly concerned at some of the work going on, it looks a little too much hand fitting going on. Wonder if Sandy Munro would look at this?
I really want a single cast version of this like Tesla could do.
Get the price down with massive volume.
Since it wouldn't need very many batteries it wouldn't be battery constrained. If you can build them cheap enough there's practically a limitless market.
@@grahammonk8013 aside from the big automakers, this is the way the first off the line are built for every fully new model. You do a semi-automatic assembly line before you sink a large sum of money into tooling.
Yeah, 0 to 100 in 2 sec is just idiotic, as is all the motorized everything.
I can open a boot/trunk
Wow, love the concept of a smaller city size EV but the price point seems too big for such a tiny car
That is the principal issue with verhicle manufacturing. Whats expensive is the technology inside, not the sheet metal. Since on the same level of engineering/comfort features a larger vehicle mostly uses just additional sheet metal (which is cheap), you get visible things for you money there.
This is the reason why small vehicles tend to be very very expensive for their size.
@@aresivrc1800 Its really more a principal issue with EVS right now. Theyre extremely simple technology, thats how newcomers like byd, tesla and these guys can suddenly compete with automakers, where before that wasnt really possible since they were all decades ahead in engine design/building. But their problem is, batteries are expensive and heavy, thats why we only really get big expensive evs right now.
Noone buys a small city car at the prices they would have to be sold at to be economically viable, so they dont exist. Things like the E-Up were sold at a loss and subsidized with the profits from the hybrid/ice versions build in the same chassis, thats why they were reasonably priced, but you couldnt buy them because barely any were made.
@@aresivrc1800 Citroen AMI is for half that price with similar size :D
The Wulu bingo is packed with features and 4 doors with far more range and usability.
For about 10 thousand dollars. The reason this is so ridiculously expensive is probably the amount they had to pay BMW for the right to make them.
They should call it the leg-remover-5000. Nothing like having a piece of sheet metal between your legs and another car's bumper.
Thank you so much for showing this car! I love this design! I must check it out!
Greetings from Belgium!
A lot of passion in your work mate. Bravo!
Jack, as a fellow tall king, you have no idea how much I appreciate your height insight when it comes to EV's.
@@Vikrum_ short king.
@@Vikrum_ youre a woman
Same, I'm 192 cm/6'3½", so would have a decent amount of headroom in the Microlina.
Tall kings unite
The Microlino is absolutely adorable! Love retro cars! Good to see that they finally got into production, hope they do well.
Great presentation! Thank you
The car put a smile on your face and your review put a smile on mine!
Jack Scarlett, you are the absolutely greatest pitchman. Now that that is out of the way, I love the Microlino! Unfortunately I am a 90-year old geezer with macular degeneration. In short my vision is so bad I had to quit driving. So no Microlino for me! But, I have the enjoyment of watching you do your thing. And no one does it as well as you do!!! Regards, Bob Campbell
Double spaced after the period. Proper grammar. Well put together. And the youthfulness of 4 exclamation marks.
How beautiful is this comment.
Thanks Bob!
@@raisukhwani Double-spaces after a period is not proper. It's something that had a brief popularity decades ago but was never "correct". A single space between words is sufficient to simplify reading so why should a period and two spaces between sentences be expected to do anything more than a period and a single space? Try reading text with extra spaces between words and letters and you'll see that superfluous spaces can actually make reading more difficult. When talking about EVs, we need to show proper appreciation for efficiency. ;)
@@anusriskandarajah4600 the guy is true to his time, yet excited about the cutting edge tech and socially engaged enough to leave such a comment. We should appreciate that!
@@raisukhwani His time? I believe the practise actually enjoyed a vogue among typists due to the monowidth of typewriter fonts. It faded when word processing's proportional fonts took over. Typesetters never used it. Anyway, I wasn't complaining about his use of double-spacing after a period but rather your endorsement of it.
@@anusriskandarajah4600 you are complaining about an endorsement I never made. Acknowledging a fact is not endorsement of it.
I hope this stops the complaining.
The gearbox noise in this EV is actually a REALLY good thing... aural and visual stimuli to the brain significantly affect assessment of actual speed.
People drive a lot faster in modern quiet ICE cars with no wind noise, engine noise, tyre rumble, etc.. the tranquillity dulls the senses... resulting in more accidents at higher speeds.
Agree strongly - I say keep the whine!
@@JackScarlett1 The whine is lost energy that is reducing its efficiency.
@@anusriskandarajah4600 Then make a speaker that reproduces it. Just have something that makes a noise.
@@ravenouself4181 That's not a bad idea. The sound system usually is powered by a separate (12v) battery from the one that drives the vehicle (at least in most EVs - I don't know about this one). Usually EVs make such an added noise at low speeds (up to 40kph) to alert pedestrians but it cuts out at higher ones. The view is the road and wind noise above that speed is sufficient to alert pedestrians.
The idea of adding noise to give the driver audible feedback about their speed deserves consideration. However it would be competing with whatever you are listening to on the sound system and it isn't as precise as a speedometer - which you are supposed to be paying attention to anyway.
For myself, I prefer cruise control and miss it on my i-MiEV. Set the speed to the local limit or whatever conditions permit and pay attention to the road. I also like to complain about the noise that smog machines make - especially inside the cabin - and am not really keen on recreating it.
Nose in parking likely negates any possible safety improvement from noise.
What a great, authentic review - well done! I've ordered the little thing!
Excellent review on a fascinating wee car, the world needs more of this! I live on a small Island and its unbelievable the number of Range Rovers and huge gas-sucking pick-ups and utes are on the road, most fueled by egos and the 'I am better than thou' bunch, its sad, I'd get something like this in a heartbeat but I suspect it is going to be some time before they hit the market in western Canada, oh well.
As for you good Sir, you do a great job of getting to the important things, well done and keep doing this, cheers!
Been watching the trials and tribulations of this lovely little car for a couple of years.
Great to see it is really happening now - and the developments and improvements that have taken place. 🤗
Where?
@@sroberts605 internet. TMI was going to build the Microlino, Artega took over TMI and developed their own variant of the Microlino (a barely modified copy), the Artega Karo. They obviously got sued by Microlino, then reached a settlement where both would build their own variants. Artega went bankrupt again (first time was 2012) in May this year and has been taken over by the German company Electric Brands (about to launch their Xbus) and should put the Karo (under a different name) in production somewhere next year. Cecomp in Turin is the current producer of the Microlino.
Cool, definitely reminds me of my parents 1958 BMW Isetta. We (kids) would drive it around the front yard of our house learning to drive before we were old enough to get a license.
yeah, my mother had an isetta. a three wheeler, as she didnt have a driving licence for a car....it could be driven with a motorbike licence!
it was left hand drive and the gear lever was in the side panel just like a racing car of that age! I loved it as a kid, I had my own steering wheel to "drive" it with ( stuck on the front windscreen by a sucker, i used to stand on the seat ( it didnt have seat belts) and stick my head out of the sunroof with a huge grommet smile on my face, happy days.
It was a problem when it broke down ( it did frequently) as my dad had to tow it 15 miles to an isetta specialist.
I still love to see the original isettas at classic car shows today.
It's clearly a rip off of the Isetta. But I'm more disappointed that the guy in the video didn't know that or ignored it and praised the current "designer" in the intro.
Videos of the Isetta we're used in the video. How can you say he ignored it?
@@caleidoo yes, it's not a new design, it's just a new concept and rework of an existing legacy design.
When I was in grammar school the basketball team put the coach's Isetta on top of another car. No harm done, but it took a while for him to collect enough people to get it back down. Ah, memories!
Great review! Bravo!
I love it and I want it, especially the babyblue one. I was really hoping that the switch to EVs gives us back the small, fun and quirky cars we had until the early 2000s and it seems I will not be disappointed.😁
EVs are horrible…
@@turdddddboiiii in what regard? because one thing is for sure they are really fun to drive especially in the city
@@GanzcastGermany you have to charge them
@@GanzcastGermany and not the funnest type to drive either
As a perfectly average 30 year old Brit, I miss my micro scooter, and often wish I had it back, but with two extra wheels and a 10kWh battery. Thanks Jack, fantastic video as always!
You may consider purchasing a Citroen Ami !
@@etherospike3936 Second hand Renault Twizzy would be faster and better value.
@@tcm81 As he pointed out, we were speaking about quadricycles here, for full electric cars on good value I would recommend a new Dacia spark !
@@etherospike3936 The spark isn't available in the UK ( it might never be released for the UK market). I thought the Twizzy was a "quadricycle", though I'm not sure what the definition of that is? One of the versions has a similar 50mph top speed.
@@etherospike3936 Also, are we talking about the Dacia Spring?
What a fantastic review and what an outstanding smile on Jack's face 😎
I absolutely love everything about this car!
Always admired this design
I love lightweight cars without power steering. This is the type of car I have been hoping for. Simple. No popout exterior door handles, no mood lighting, etc. LOVE IT
For 20k
That's stealing, mate.
@@I.Am.Nobody It's very different from the Isetta besides the a similar look.
Really just makes me wish the new ownership of smart won't completely abandon the fortwo. I'm currently using a 15 years old ICE fortwo (budget doesn't allow me to have anything more expensive), and for me personally, this would do fine, but when I drive my old mom for shopping, the fortwo's perfection, whereas she just wouldn't be able to get out of it when we'd arrive (and the driver can't even get out to help the passenger). So again: smart, if you're reading this: Don't forget about your roots!
Not every car suits everyone does it.
I've found that EVs have a lower cost of ownership (especially with the price of gas these days). My brother, who drives a lot, found that he could pay for a Tesla on the amount he was saving driving to and from work. Admittedly, he was driving a big pickup truck... However the only real problem with EVs is their availability.
@@Ben-oy1td Certainly true. I just hope the very-small-city-car market won't just be old smarts and the microlino. ;) The Dacia Spring's too big for my purpose.
@@anusriskandarajah4600 Sure. And I'm looking forward to getting one once they're in the 2000 EUR bracket used, if they're still viable then.
Agreed. Or how about a Mini that actually lives up to the name? :)
i see one of this blue wonders on my way to work, and i LOVE it!
This is the happiest car review I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
I absolutely love this. This is the perfect second car, and breaks the mould away from bloated tanks.
the perfect *first and only car. if you need a bigger one, rent it.
@@ooooneeee People who are not single always need a bigger car than this.
You might see lawyers and corporate types picking 'the second car' to work, having a little gocarting on the way to the office....
@@TheSteinbitt two people can ride it plus some of their stuff. Why buy a bigger car if you don't need it for most of your everyday rides?
@@ooooneeee I have kids, but even without, there’s always weekend getaways, longer evening trips and sometimes buying larger items etc I would rather just have a bike or an ebike. This could replace an ebike during winter months when it’s freezing though, but why not just take the bus or walk? Or have a regular EV for all purposes?
It is way way way overpriced. Base model is 15k euros. Citroen Ami base model is 7.7k pounds (around 8750 euros). You can buy a lot of used electric cars under 15k, like the Renault Zoe.
See my comment. Same thoughts! 😁
In today's news: Used vehicles are cheaper than buying new! The new Zoe is nearly £30k. I do agree it's too expensive from a UK point of view, but if you live in an Italian old town, might be worth the premium. ...only time will tell.
The Citroën Ami is a total POS tho. 75km max range and 45 kmh top speed? That's bad even if you do only city driving.
And ooooh used cars are cheaper than new ones, what a shocker
@@rowdy6274 problem is that it’s more like a fortwo but not safe looking and they do go for the same amount plus it looked a bit bumpy on city roads which seemed odd as that’s it’s natural environment
It's an honest price, the Ami is literally HALF the "car".
It's got half the power, half the top speed, and 1/4 less range than the base version.
For comparison: a Nobe 100GT with 218km of range costs 50% over a top spec Microlino.
I LOVE IT!!!
I've seen them on the raod. Beatiful cars! Very nice design.
This and an ID buzz would be the perfect two car family! Great stuff!!
And when you were done with your Microlino you could drive it into the boot of the Buzz!
These look fantastic, so fascinating to see these on the streets soon! I love that creating something simply joyful is part of their agenda!
Wow😊😊 such a lovely, cute car with lots of features.
I'm buying this 😍... Had been waiting for such a micro car since a long time!!! ✌️
Brilliant! I'm 6'1" 200 lbs and had a 67 Austin Healy Sprite in my youth. Tiny, tiny little car but it was a two-seater and I fit just fine. Plenty of leg room and handled like a dream. Top speed was 60-65 mph, but I didn't mind it if I was driving it on a windy mountain road. I honestly felt that if I raced the average Porsche (down hill) that I would win simply because it felt like it was glued to the road at all time. Pure joy.
This car sounds like a modern version in a way. I hope they come to the US soon!
This is, by far, one of the best EV reviews you have ever done! Thank you for the excellent review and I really hope the Microlino makes its way across Europe, and maybe, just maybe, over here to North America. I would love to try and review one. Thanks again for a job well done.
americans will hold isreal responsible for HR violations before they embrace a toy like this
I agree, Americans need these tiny cars as well!
I've already seen them in Switzerland
They make me smile
Haha! That quote about the Honda e was pretty much what I thought: my e looks almost mean compared to the microlino. 🤣
So so cool this--I loved the look of the Isetta, and I love that someone made an electric
cant wait to see and buy one when they come to the UK at last alway been a big fan of bubble cars micro cars this is the future of cars well done microlino company lovely idea at last, peter,
I love the front side of it...looks classic
Customizing that car is gonna be gold.
I'm thinking Lambo scissor door
this car makes so much sense - especially nowadays.
take my money !!
Good one 💯 future concept 🔥
So great to see this. Not that different in concept to the Fiat Bambino from a city driving perspective. Super encouraging appraisal Sir.
this was a brilliant watch. very well delivered 👏🏻 I want one now !
Love the simplicity of the car! No gimmicks no useless features just a car! A very rare thing nowadays. Thanks microlino, I need one.
Nice car I like the simple nature of it
Absolutely Magnificent
Beautiful creation. Congratulations to people who made this possible.
As a previous owner of a Microcar MC2 I can affirm you don't need a big, heavy, powerful car to have fun. In fact it is the LAST thing you need. Looks like it's a blast.
I want to see you tow a trailer with it! Then I might believe you.
@@jgbee2726 Ah yes, when you need to tow something twice a year, let's just buy a massive ass SUV instead of, i don't know, renting one for a day or two?
Loved it 😊
Love this. So cool.
That dark semi-matte green one at the end is gorgeous! What a sweet car. I love those headlight/mirrors. So fun.
Very happy with your positive review. I had an Isetta ( 3 wheeler ) 60 years and loved it - had a ball with it. In the last ten years I had been thinking how suitable it would be for electrification . . . and now they have done it. I think the steering wheel that folded out with the door was less obstructive. This would be much more suitable for a mum to run the child to school than a ‘ Chelsea Tractor ‘ 😏
My uncle had a 'bubble car' in the 60's. I loved being in it. This is absolutely modelled on it with that opening front.
@@terencejay8845 Yes immediately remembered the Issetta and similar BMW I had a Goggomobile a tiny 4 wheel car
15000 haaaaaaaaa
The Isetta 300 was not a 3 wheeler. It had 4 wheels. Look it up.
@@dwalker399 no argument, we’re talking concepts. Mine must have been the 250, or someone had nicked the fourth wheel.
what we call a bubble car, great video!
If you're already in a 2 car household this makes a lot of sense. What you need for an everyday commute (assuming public transport isn't a feasible option) is different to what you need for road trips etc.
the other microcars currently are like 3 times cheaper
This is a big issue with EVs. The assumption by the regulators is that everyone 'commutes' to work; same route day after day, into the city or town centre. This first foray into EVs is a triumph of Hope over Reality. Until there is a huge leap forwards in battery and charging technology, EVs will remain a very expensive niche product.
@@terencejay8845 manufacturers always cater to the majority because that's where the money is. People whose work involves driving all day do need a different solution to the majority of the population who drive 20-60 minutes to the same workplace every day.
@@chrisrosenkreuz23 but probably not with the same build quality and safety..
@@vfr800ch there's no reason to assume that, I mean it could be better it could be worse for all we know. I wouldn't assume correlation between price and quality generally speaking, it's kind of like trying to steal your own hat
I would totally see this car being used in a car sharing service! I know Daimler tried it and failed, but if they could understand the secret sauce other services have, this would make so much sense for a point A2B system!
I don’t know why but I find the EV revolution to produce a bunch of really quirky vehicles and I love it! This level of experimentation will eventually boil down to a more stable and refined form. This will allow access to anyone from a price point perspective.
Exciting times!
Weight and aerodynamis are two completely different things.
A car thats very light but has terrible aerodynamics will still consume more fuel (depending on the speed of course).
And a car with great aerodynamics but high weight can still be very efficient at constant and high speeds.
Old is new again. Basic cars are what I love. I still own a Saturn with roll down windows, and I could not be happier.
Been an early reservation holder for quite some time now, and it's amazing to see it actually in production :) Hopefully this makes its way across the pond to Canada, an absolute perfect city car.
There's absolutely no way Transport Canada would approve this car for more than 50 km/h unless they where built here.
@@KASPA-KEY “an absolute perfect city car” end quote
''Has the aerodynamics of a door'' that crack me up :P Lovely car btw.
I’m so excited for aging wheels to get one of these in 10 years so I can live vicariously through his weird cars
I've fancied a bubble-car for a while now and I've been hoping someone would create on for the 21st Century (ie electric). I doubt I'll be in a position to buy one in the short term but it's nice to see them come into existence
I want one!
I was laughing and smiling throughout the whole video. Super cute car, and definitely a head turner.
A very pretty death trap. The bodywork between your ankles and front bumper is the spring used to absorb the impact of a collision. There's a reason why cars the size of a mini cooper stopped being built after the 80's
When the Transport Road Research Laboratory was asked to crash test a G-Wiz, it refused to put its crash test dummies in one. The lab said that the dummies were too expensive and it didn't think they would survive the crash. Microlino looks like it has less of a crumple zone than the G-Wiz. I'd still buy one though.
if your city is designed properly -- almost all roads 30 km/h, only a few non-junction ones 50 km/h, and maybe a ring motorway for 80 km/h -- then collision fatalities are near zero. This is where the Microlino has potential. But for an American city of high-speed stroads, you are right, it would be unsafe. Safer than a motorbike or scooter, though.
@@martian9999 I'm in London we have 20mph limits (32km/h) enforced with cameras, the Microlino could probably drive in and out of the potholes that cover more of the roadspace than actual road. I've given up trying to use the heavier of my too bicycles.
@@martian9999 This depends entirely on the country that your perfectly designed city is in. The UK has 30mph limits in urban environments which is faster than 30kph. Even the highest rated "crash safe" cars struggle to remain "safe" more than a handful of mph over 30 due to the exponential energy derived from velocity (e = 1/2mv2). Safe is defined by the safety cockpit around the passenger compartment remaining uncompromised; the more energy the harder it is. But that's not really the problem, it's perfectly possible to build a passenger compartment that is circa 200mph+ "safe" and has been since the 90s. The problem is the deceleration of the passengers in a non-deflecting environment is unsurvivably massive even at lower speeds because your internal organs keep going at that speed even as your body is restrained by seatbelts, and splash themselves across the front of your torso. The bonnet area is literally designed as a shock absorber to slow the safe cockpit area down at a survivable rate for its passengers. There is no spring on this vehicle. The cockpit can be built to survive any reasonable impact the vehicle might face. You aren't.
@@ossirioth well, to repeat, you need a 20 mhp (30 km/h) speed limit.
Perfectly reasonable, as it reduces pedestrian deaths by 75%, enables lighter cars such as the Microlino, and doesn't really reduce transport speed (re: Smeed's Law).
Wow super, looks nice!
Yay! The Bubble Car is back!
Twizy owner here. This car seems to draw a lot of inspiration from it (the portable speaker is EXACTLY what I did with my Twizy). The pleasure you get from driving the Microlino sounds exactly like how I feel driving my Twizy. Keeping my eyes on this cute little EV as its successor in a couple of years.
Unlike the twizzy it's rainproof
If only Renault would do a 2nd version, designed with decent doors and for northern Europe, then they might make more of a success of it.. Or they just make the Microlino under licence ;-)
@@vfr800ch Check out Renault Mobilize Duo. It seems they won't sell it tho, only rental / car sharing.
@@1sm0Laitela That one can't be parked on motorcycle parking spots anymore
@@Malar1898 Where and why is Twizy allowed to do that :D
Have been covering and waiting for production on this for yeeeeears. Makes me happy to see you expose it to a broader audience, and to see it being produced and on the road. I hope some day our i3 looks more like an SUV to you and me when in any city!
I agree that we need to move away from massive, heavy, inefficient cars, so I got myself a smart. But this micro car makes mine look big! I love it. Personally though, I want a car that isn't just for the city and can travel at 70 mph so it can keep up with other traffic. If this car ticked those boxes (and was a little safer given the faster top speed), I would consider swapping my smart for one. I look forward to hopefully seeing more of this car company in the future!
A modern version of the Iconic Isetta. Beautiful
Fantastic. Ive been watching development for last couple of years. So pleased they are making them! I want one. It’s on my wish list!
I was waiting for something like this!, in love with micro-cars.
love it! only issue will be hopping in and out of the car in places like ours which is a small town near the mountains where it rains most months of the year.
Brilliant! Sadly, we cant get these in Australia, because we don't have the category for this vehicle.
Exactly what’s needed. The inside is also very pleasing.
I'm thinking this would be a really great self-driving taxi at some point when the proper software becomes available. It's perfect for grocery runs and other light shopping or taking you home from a party. As a commuter car, it makes a lot of sense, especially with the smallest-battery version.
OK looking forward to a series of races for the Marc
Very interesting! Love the room for the spouse and groceries
This car would meet 95% of my driving needs here in the US. If I need to go farther or haul more, there are plenty of cars available for rent.
A really fun review - I look forward to seeing them in the UK 😊👏
I like how Factory Guy calls out the aggressive look of so many modern cars. But that's what most people are buying now, which I guess means a lot of people have some serious rage issues that they want to express with their vehicles.
Love it❤ My only question would be what it's like going up steep hills? (My city has lots of hills!)
Fun little bubble on wheels.
Better thought out than the AMI, not sure what they where thinking with the plug in the door, glad to see Micro has a better placement.
15k is still quite much, but it doesn't look like plastic and I can see myself going on vacation in this.
Jack in a mini car 🚗 just made my day 😄
Thats not a mini car.
That's a mini mini car.
These are fantastic! I really hope that they're available in the UK in the near future! I used t have a Smart Four 2 as a company car for around town here in the Poole & Bournemouth area and absolutely loved it! For our business it was a great tool for advertising and a great conversation starter. I really want one!! As long as I can get my labrador in it I'll be ordering one in green and white!
So an upgrade from two crates of beer to three crates of beer! 😁
My brother had a "bubble car" in 1966.
It was brilliant.
I seem to remember there was no reverse gear.
I would love to own one of these now I'm nearly 70.
Can't believe you've come to Turin 😍
Thanks for bring the lust back to life. My first two cars in the 1960s were BMW Isettas, one three wheel, one four wheel model and I loved them. I am saving up for one of these.
Wow! An Isetta veteran. You need one of these!
I was interested in seeing the stretched Isetta with rear side doors in the video. 3:12
@@briananthony4044 I just looked it up, it's the BMW 600.
Iso was an Italian sports car manufacturer that made Isetta for BMW, and the last BMW Isetta badge was the 300. So same car kinda, but twice the engine volume and number of seats. Isetta means the small (car from) Iso. I guess technically the 600 is not small enough for the label, but everyone still calls it the Isetta 600. 🤗
The microlino would be perfect for me, because I am not a fan of bigger cars. The fact that it is electric is also a plus, and being able to pull it up to a sidewalk and get out easily is such a wonderful idea. Hopefully we can get them here in the US really soon, because I could get around the city easier.