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There's actually a new class of cars that doesn't go by the name: L7e. L7e is the EU's name for light electric cars. 90 km/h top speed, 200 km range. Cheap.

While small "cars" might disappear, I think the L7e class will see a lot of improvements.

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I didn't know about this, looks pretty neat.

Unfortunately, 90 km/h top speed is a hard sell here in Germany, since that means that you will get in other people's way when driving on federal roads or the Autobahn, provoking people into dangerous overtaking manoeuvres.

In addition to cars having become noticeably larger in the last years, people's driving styles has (imo) become more aggressive also.

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This still leaved the gap for small cars you can cram 4 people inside + some luggage unfilled. Also, are manufacturers taking L7e vehicles seriously, or are they styling them like toys still? Early EVs suffered form car companies deliberately making them look non-serious.

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I think the Renault Twizy is a great example where it was made too much of a toy - and I pretty much stopped following the developments in the L7e space with that. But now a lot of Chinese companies seem to sell vehicles that are actually useful - mostly in the last-mile delivery space.

This one convinced me that you can build useful vehicles: https://www.ari-motors.com

Essentially, L7e could perhaps be the Kei car of Europe?