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How smaller, more affordable electric cars can accelerate the green transition
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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2025
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Right. $50kUSD for what is essentially a go cart with no airbags and a manual retractable fabric roof and paper clip roll bar.
Realistically, the original Mazda Miata is a safer car with more features. It would fit perfectly into my mid-life crisis by sitting in my apartment carport collecting dust because I can’t afford the insurance on this gorgeous death trap.
But… let’s touch it again with our eyes:
Hmm. .
“Inspired” by the Porsche 356 perhaps ?
Yes, lots of “inspiration” there. ;)