Forget SUVs. These auto makers think tiny electric cars are the

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Americans have long had a love affair with big SUVs that can carry more people and stuff than they usually need to transport and go much further than most of us drive in a day. But now there’s a number of start ups that are betting they can sell car shoppers on vehicles that offer the exact opposite.

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Wink Motors test ride: The US's only electric street-legal microcar

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Nimbus One 50 MPH enclosed 3-wheeled EV has car-like convenience

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Supersize Electric Cars Are Pushing Road Safety to the Limit

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