Most of the time, during peak hours, you will notice a one-person-in-a-car situation. As the conventional car is now built to carry 5 people in the case of a saloon car, 4 or at least the 3 seats are the back are left un-utilised. So a more efficient form of transport would be a motorcycle, where it does not take up some much road space, it is able to squeeze in between the slow moving cars and it causes less pollution.
Yet in Singapore weather and traffic conditions, many would not want even consider that option, possibly due to these factors:
a) Exposure to risk 1 - Rider is outside vehicle when the vehicle is in motion, thus more dangerous. (the talk about metal outside man and man outside metal)
b) Exposure to risk 2 - Non stability, more likely to fall, again more dangerous.
c) Heat - Motorbike, despite that it is much cheaper, has no air conditioner. And AC is important in Singapore weather.
A three wheeler motorbike (scooter) below is now in the market but it does not eliminate point (a) and (c) above.
So it is possible that we have a smaller car, that of a motorbike size, yet let the person be inside the car and have air conditioner.
Consider this:
The above is the Peel P50, smallest production car in the world. If you still cannot see how small it is, here is another picture：
Manufacturers have been looking at alternatives as well, what they called Narrow Track Vehicles including Nissan Tandem, Renault Twizy, VW L1, VentureOne, etc..
Review of Renault Twizy：
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3.5hours charge, 60 miles (100km)
Range 47 miles (75km)
Both above may not have doors or windows but if you look closer, it is a small enclosed space
where with some innovation and research, I am sure that installing air con into these vehicle
is not too difficult an issue.
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