Comments on: Can the World Handle the World’s Cheapest Car? http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/03/25/can-the-world-handle-the-world%e2%80%99s-cheapest-car/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Galvan http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/03/25/can-the-world-handle-the-world%e2%80%99s-cheapest-car/comment-page-1/#comment-4975 David Galvan Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:03 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1912#comment-4975 This is not good for traffic or the environment, but could be semi-good for individuals who couldn't afford a car and now have access to quicker transportation. Still, I think this car is inappropriate for the U.S.. No airbags, no AC, no radio. It would basically be a novelty here, and I think there is a lot of work and upgrade they'd need to do to upgrade it to U.S./CA emissions standards. Heard an interview about this on NPR the other day. They said that, if you assume people who currently ride mopeds will switch to this car in India, it would actually be a bit of a win for the environment since moped exhaust is dirtier than this car's exhaust. Still, the excess traffic this will cause in the already packed streets of India will be legendary, I predict. This is not good for traffic or the environment, but could be semi-good for individuals who couldn’t afford a car and now have access to quicker transportation.

Still, I think this car is inappropriate for the U.S.. No airbags, no AC, no radio. It would basically be a novelty here, and I think there is a lot of work and upgrade they’d need to do to upgrade it to U.S./CA emissions standards.

Heard an interview about this on NPR the other day. They said that, if you assume people who currently ride mopeds will switch to this car in India, it would actually be a bit of a win for the environment since moped exhaust is dirtier than this car’s exhaust. Still, the excess traffic this will cause in the already packed streets of India will be legendary, I predict.

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