The reason cars became so popular in rural areas is that they're the thing that allows people who live there to be connected with their neighbors. They divide densely populated areas and connect low population areas. The relationship cars have to people's lives is incredibly complex and putting forth solutions like this will alienate people from joining the movement. Advocating for walkable cities makes sense because rural communities aren't going to be atomized by regulations like that, and thus it becomes easier to implement.

There is a small city in Georgia, USA that does this. Tom Scott video on it

Needs AC & Heat & Doors/Windows. Weather is a thing that people need to deal with. Not everywhere is 70 and sunny every day.

Never change fuckcars, never change.

Every post on this forum is an S-tier masterclass in trolling, and I love it.

Already exists, Citroen Ami. It's a neat little idea. If you live in buildings, dozen apartments might have 3 vehicles always ready to go. Your key is your phone, as is your dashboard and the rest of the instrumentation. With range of 50 to 70km, it's good enough to run around the city for the day and get it charged over night. It's an interesting concept which people are not going to swallow because they need 6T coal rollers.

My state allows towns to decide if they'll allow golf carts to drive on roads. It's great for small towns with lots of older people.

Just based on the picture, do you expect this to be used anywhere that gets a decent chance of snow in the winter?

Ew.

Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn’t a viable suburban commuter vehicle, meaning you’ll probably only take it to the nearest transit station

So it's less practical than a bicycle and still encourages a sedentary lifestyle.

Only goes as fast as a bicycle, so isn’t likely to kill people

Still more likely than a bicycle, without the advantages of a bicycle

Excellent visibility, so less likely to run over children

But not perfect, which a bicycle has

Much smaller and lighter, so building parking garages for park-and-rides would be a lot cheaper and less objectionable than with our current style of cars

Bicycles are so small that you can take them into your apartment, completely nullifying the need for infrastructural storage accommodation near your home.

Electric

You will have to explain this, as it is not an inherent pro of a vehicle to have electrical propulsion.

Smaller batteries than jumbo EVs

Electric bicycle has even smaller battery, still!

Compatible with dense, transit-oriented city development

Less so than a bicycle

Could be installed with mandatory speed limiters

So could regular cars

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You've built a solution that compromises on all the advantages of either and doesn't excel in any.

Sounds similar to a mobility scooter, but more practical for carrying much heavier loads.

I'd prefer a cargobike personally, but most of the ones I like are too heavy to move when you're not riding it, let alone with a 1/4 ton load. Those also can't fit into most apartments, you've got to leave them outside or in bicycle storage...

This kart/NEV thing kind of seems like a good compromise, with quadricycle vans possibly being an alternative option if you aren't carrying people

This looks incredibly American. As far as small vehicles go this is still roughly the size of a small car, granted it probably weighs less(d safer), but storing it still requires a fair amount of dedicated parking. An E-bike or even better a pushbike seems like a more reasonable choice then.

The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam (NJB on YouTube)