Well, everything has it's market. Being in stupid traffic every day on a short-ish commute, and fighting for parking is a lot different than someone commuting 50-100 miles to work at 80mph not worried about parking.
The thing is, there are far more people living in urban areas than rural - so we'll expect to see more and more micro cars and EV's in the future.
Now here's my brush with fame regarding the Smart car. I was in Alamo Heights, San Antonio living in a bungalow behind a huge house at the time. Very city living by Texas standards. It is a very upscale area, and I saw a few Texan celebs. One day at the lights, I was sat there trying to fish out a fine Lucky Strike unfiltered cigarette from a fresh pack(they're toasted!) when a smart car pulled next to me. I had just spent two years in Ireland working, so was sort of surprised seeing one of these things in San Antonio. I motioned for the guy to roll his window down, it was 90* out and we both had our AC on. I made some small talk and the owner seemed mildly surprised I didn't give him a hard time for having a smart car in Texas. The light would be turning green soon, so I said, 'Well, good on ya for not buying some obscene Texan truck. Oh, and we love you in your films!' That's when Tommy Lee Jones nodded, and gave me a knowing smile. Turns out he owned a place not far from where I was. Poor dude must be exhausted having to deal with curious fans that spot him, tho. He seemed tired. That was back in, uh, 2009 if I recall.
I also just recalled I ran in to him while I was heading to Bill Millers BBQ. Man, I miss their fried chicken.
https://www.google.com/maps/@29.467...4!1skX23ywV9aSMHFDneh8HQRA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Pouring shop floor tomorrow morning
