Mercedes’s Most Affordable Sedan Will Be Electric - The German luxury carmaker said its latest compact sedan solves problems that have kept p... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/business/mercedes-cla-electric-vehicle.html #smallcars(compactsubcompactandmicrocars) #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #taxcreditsdeductionsandexemptions #electricandhybridvehicles #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #artificialintelligence #will.i.am(1975-) #republicanparty #fuelefficiency #mercedes-benz #batteries

Tesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year - The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/business/tesla-earnings-elon-musk.html #smallcars(compactsubcompactandmicrocars) #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #electricandhybridvehicles #discountselling #companyreports #stocksandbonds #teslamotorsinc #trumpdonaldj #automobiles #austin(tex) #bydcoltd #muskelon #europe #china

Gigantic #SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/391733/gigantic-suvs-are-a-public-health-threat-why-dont-we-treat-them-like-one
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
#CarBloat #Risk #Safety #Pedestrians #SmallCars
“We tend to treat the car as a closed thing, ignoring its impact on the environment, the climate, and the pedestrian”

Few Chinese Electric Cars Are Sold in U.S., but Industry Fears a Flood - Automakers in the United States and their supporters welcomed President Biden’s tariffs, ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/business/economy/china-electric-vehicles-biden-tariffs.html #smallcars(compactsubcompactandmicrocars) #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment #internationaltradeandworldmarket #allianceforautomotiveinnovation #europe

What do we want: A #SuzukiJimny hybrid!

When do we want it? Fucking now, already.

Don't fob us off with a Hybrid of some bloated, shitty crossover, Suzi. We need small. We need lightweight. We need compact, simple, clean and efficient powertrain. We need a low-range box, ladder chassis and ground clearance. We need a mountain goat. We don't need techwank, bloat and bullshit.

There is no reason for cheap and rugged to be dirty and inefficient. People in regional areas need access to this, beyond the tarmac.

#SmallCars #SustainableTransport
#Auspol #NVES

Toyota’s Hybrid-First Strategy Is Delivering Big Profits - Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has been criticized for selling few electric vehic... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/business/toyotas-hybrid-electric-vehicles.html #smallcars(compactsubcompactandmicrocars) #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #lexusdivisionoftoyotamotorcorp #fuelemissions(transportation) #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #toyotamotorcorp #teslamotorsinc #fuelefficiency #japan

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The internet's coolest fashion newsletter Blackbird Spyplane wades into the US SUV/pickuip embigeening debate with a lament about the loss of cool compact cars of past decades.

Likening it to current fashion trends, this line really hit me:

" Pushing a car ~5x bigger than you need is not like wearing a swaggily roomy suit of the kind we f**k with heavy here at BBSP. O no! It’s like a child playing dress-up in a XXXL trench coat, sleeves dragging on the floor, while wearing clown shoes. It makes you look small and bozo-like as you take up too much space in a world that you navigate with zero grace."

Must-read, IMO!!!!!
And a truly different take on this now pretty well-worn (but still unresolved) issue!

Make compact cool again!

https://www.blackbirdspyplane.com/p/the-end-of-cool-small-cars

It’s time for Americans to embrace small cars - Enlarge / Americans bought Renault 5s in the past, can we dare dream they migh... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961798 #affordableelectriccars #smallerelectriccars #suvsaredangerous #affordablecars #affordableevs #nomoresuvs #smallcars #smallcar #cheapev #smallev #cars

the future we were promised #SmallCars

Zag een mini-auto op de openbare weg en heb nu bijgeleerd dat het een #microlino was … daar ging m’n canvas van 1m20 lang niet in vermoed ik…