The Electric Microcar Built By A Scooter Company
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 :-)
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.
Jack Scarlett, this from your 91-year-old American fan. You are without-a-doubt, the best, most-charming hustler on KZhead in the whole world! Always delighted to see you turn-up as the presenter on wonderful micro-vehicles or whatever! Best regards, Bob Campbell
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Love it - incredible review Jack - 'crippling anxiety of suddenly being t-boned by a nonna in a punto' was perfection 🙂
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
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.
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.
I’m so excited for aging wheels to get one of these in 10 years so I can live vicariously through his weird cars
Great presentation! Thank you
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? 😉
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.
A lot of passion in your work mate. Bravo!
Great review! 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
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? :)
Thank you so much for showing this car! I love this design! I must check it out! Greetings from Belgium!
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.
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?
I've already seen them in Switzerland They make me smile
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.
The Microlino is absolutely adorable! Love retro cars! Good to see that they finally got into production, hope they do well.
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.
I absolutely love everything about this car!
Good one 💯 future concept 🔥
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!
A modern version of the Iconic Isetta. Beautiful
Yeah, weight is everything. I guess that's the reason my electric skateboard offers ~65 miles/KWh instead of the 8.8miles of the microlino... My only concern is having to share the road with 2ton Heavy Teslas. It would be great our current road network was re-classified, where cars should primarily drive on high-speed infrastructure, while a network of urban and rural roads could be dedicated to micro-cars and other modes of transportation.
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?
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).
I LOVE IT!!!
Wow super, looks nice!
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!
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?
Even the small cars in Turin, Italy are very sensible - note the decently sized side and back windows!! Looks as if you could actually see out of the car windows, while in the U.S. even the small cars have those horrendous, small, tilted windows which do not afford easy visibility, if any. I no longer have a vehicle, but, if I did, I would even take out the damn head rests, so I can see the vehicle's surroundings.
Love this. So cool.
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!
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.
Loved it 😊
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 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!
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
Wow😊😊 such a lovely, cute car with lots of features.
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!
this car makes so much sense - especially nowadays. take my money !!
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!
I've seen them on the raod. Beatiful cars! Very nice design.
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.
These look fantastic, so fascinating to see these on the streets soon! I love that creating something simply joyful is part of their agenda!
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 see one of this blue wonders on my way to work, and i LOVE it!
Absolutely Magnificent
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.
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.
what we call a bubble car, great video!
They should make a 4 seater version with rear facing seats called the Microlimo
That dark semi-matte green one at the end is gorgeous! What a sweet car. I love those headlight/mirrors. So fun.
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.
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,
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.
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
Love the simplicity of the car! No gimmicks no useless features just a car! A very rare thing nowadays. Thanks microlino, I need one.
I'm buying this 😍... Had been waiting for such a micro car since a long time!!! ✌️
Yay! The Bubble Car is back!
I really do like the looks (I’m just old enough to remember a few biubble cars), my concern with all of the micro cars is not actually with them but with the effect that the ridiculus 4x4 SUVs would have on them in a crash and that needs to be resolved. A mass migration to smaller cars has got to be a good idea
Also right now the macho thing is a giant jacked up truck- with under 5 mpg. to go buy a loaf of bread
@@dandavis4469 ( not to mention the macho heavy debt for 20 years to own the "status beasts !!)"
yeah, this just won't work for US market, it's more for european market
Looks like a bmw isetta
So so cool this--I loved the look of the Isetta, and I love that someone made an electric
This is the happiest car review I have ever had the pleasure of watching.
Nice car I like the simple nature of it
Since childhood I’ve liked the Isetta, but the 250/300cc single cylinder motorcycle derived engine kept me from getting one. With the Microlino I’ll finally get to enjoy one! 😉
~It's identical to the Isetta.
It was not a bad engine, loved my Isetta 300
@@Radfordperson Not to knock the engine itself. As you wrote, it was not bad. Just not the power source I wanted to propel even a small, but not very light car.
@@HLife719 I doubt the micro is very fast either
What a fantastic review and what an outstanding smile on Jack's face 😎
I love the front side of it...looks classic
Lol at the couple on their bikes breaking their neck to look at the car
I’ve always had micro & small cars, the first the Honda 600, then the Trojan by Heinkel, Renault 5, then 3 smart cars, Smart is my favourite. These new models should sell for £10,000 to get us really interested!
An expensive microcar is neither fish nor fowl.
@@PassportToPimlico think how green it is, we are so used to having what WE Want not thinking about the planet !
@@yapproger For it to make an impact on the environment it has to be at a price where many people can buy it, not just a handful of middle class people looking to park it next to the big SUV.
@@PassportToPimlico just why I said it should be £10000 cost wise!
@@yapproger How can it be green when it keeps on propagating the idea that we all need a car for transportation? It may not be as bad as a big hungry SUV, but it's only slightly better.
''Has the aerodynamics of a door'' that crack me up :P Lovely car btw.
This needs to come to the USA
So great to see this. Not that different in concept to the Fiat Bambino from a city driving perspective. Super encouraging appraisal Sir.
I really hope they manage to make it cheaper, well under £10k. At the moment it's more expensive than the Dacia Spring which seems a more attractive option.
Guess it depends on the country. In my area the starting price of the Dacia Spring is just under the maximum price for the Microlino. But dont forget; a bare bones VW Polo by now is in many regions touching 30k already. For a Microlino at below 10k sacrifices would need to be made in range, durability or safety. Or step down a category to the Ami and Carver with limited 45km/h topspeed.
I'd get this if it was offered in the USA. I live in the countryside on a farm; and it would be nice to have something other than my work truck to use for travel into town, to the coast, or the mountains. They'd be competing with the SOLO and the Arcimoto as the microcars/ autocycles most prevalent in the region; but, they've definitely got better efficiency and packaging than the local options.
Should be 5k max
What would you rather have, a fancy overpriced mobility scooter that is unfit for people that actually need a mobility scooter or a Dacia Spring?
@@kristoffer3000 I wouldn't go that far. It is cool enough to not be considered a mobility scooter, but at the same time it can't be the only car. You still need an actual car for longer trips or larger family. That's why I don't think too many people can afford a £15k second little car.
id love to have one for €8-10k. at €15-20k, it's hard to justify. it's just too bare bones for that price.
Yeah. Timestamp is 5:00 for anyone curious.
Haha! That quote about the Honda e was pretty much what I thought: my e looks almost mean compared to the microlino. 🤣
If micro can built small electric cars, then razor should do it too
Same height as me fella! And one of the biggest appeals to me is that it IS simplistic and not overly complicated. Love the design and it's such a nod to an Isetta so has a lovely familiar classic feel - too many modern EVs are ugly as sin. I'm a huge car fan but would drive one of these around for my daily commute. And yes I've always said lightness is the key, unlike a ridiculous EQC or other lardy stupid EV, these make so much sense!! Lightweight equals so much more efficient and fun and as you say driving character is restored unlike most new cars which are isolated, numb and incredibly disconnected from the driver. As a petrol head, these are important and it's brilliant to see this!
Good review. I want one
Smart is No more "Smart", now it is the Microlino!
Customizing that car is gonna be gold.
I'm thinking Lambo scissor door
We want to bring joy "ok,but why so expensive?" The citron ami is a quarter of the price or something and seems like miles better value for money
Switzerland is one explanation and its speed and the necessary construction quality to make it safe at that speed and pass the necessary safety tests.
Citroen Ami is also a lower / slower vehicle class, so has even less crash protection than this (Jack touched on the Citroen Ami comparison in the video). Not sure being slightly bigger / faster / safer fully justifies the price difference, but it is probably a chunk of it.
Citroen Ami is about 40% cheaper (for the base version). But I agree that 15K Euro is too much for a tiny city car.
2 adult and 3 beer crates... 🤣🤣 it can be a hillarious action movie opening sceen
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.
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. 🤗
Beautiful creation. Congratulations to people who made this possible.
I love it. I need one!
This made me smile 🥰
About effing time... Someone finally going smaller than larger, and this is considered eccentric xD
Long overdue!
It's a bubble car! When I was a teenager, they were quite popular. We had a teacher in the school I went to, had one, and some of the sixth formers managed to put up on the roof of the school. I never found out how he got it back down again
Lol, teenagers!