A very small car

It’s all about fun-size this and pocket-size that when it comes to technology and other useful items at the moment.

Compact mirrors, phones as thin as paper, tablets with whole libraries on them, cars that can fit into lifts – cars that can fit in lifts!? Since when was that possible?

Since now, because Romano Artioli, who used to own the Bugatti and Lotus automobile brands, has created a very small electric car.

It’s called the Volpe – which means ‘vixen’ in Italian – and it’s 1.5 metres high and less than a meter wide.

It can do 30mph at its top speed and weighs 350kg – thieves may be able to carry it off but there’ll be no high-speed police chases.

 Now, I personally find this little car quite, well... not pretty, but I suppose you’d always be able to find a parking space! For anyone who is interested, it’s going to cost £5,600 when it becomes available in Europe in the earlier half of 2013.  

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