Microlino: scooter inventor revives old microcar as electric by Kirsten Dirksen on January 30, 2017 Zurich entrepreneur Wim Ouboter invented the microscooter in the 1990’s as a vehicle for “microdistances”. Now he’s preparing to release …
The shrinking American car (batteries included) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 13, 2010 The arrival of the Smart car on the U.S. market has helped Americans re-think whether bigger is better when it …
Microcars, motorbikes, Smarts & the myth of micro EVs by Kirsten Dirksen on May 12, 2010 Micro-cars are cute, but is a Smart always smarter. faircompanies’ Nicolás Boullosa argues that in cities like Barcelona if you …
Tiny cars, microcars, a cinquecento & an EV future by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2010 When I first came to Europe I was fascinated by the way small cars were so normal. While most are …
A lunch on urban (re)generation and in praise of cities by Kirsten Dirksen on April 26, 2010 More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that number is growing. Even in the U.S., …
A smarter ride: a national downsizing? by Kirsten Dirksen on June 1, 2009 At 8 feet long, the Mercedes Smart car is about 4 feet shorter than a Mini Cooper and about half …
Hyper-mile-ing the smart car by starlord on June 12, 2008 Hypermilers, you know who you are. It is the people in the high-efficiency cars, hybrids, EVs, even some SUVs are …
In praise of smart cars by starlord on April 26, 2008 [reposted from smart USA news #13, march 2008, used by permission] Everyone knows that the smart fortwo is an incredibly …
Fuelly by starlord on March 14, 2008 Stumbled onto a new website the other day, thanks to David at San Francisco Smart Center, it’s a social media …
Does size really matter in cars? Not for safety by Kirsten Dirksen on September 25, 2007 Small cars are getting a 2nd look in the US: beyond the arrival of microcars, high gas prices and fuel …
