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Posted on 10/10/2026 6:52:23 AM PDT by VAFreedom
President Trump said Friday he had granted approval for “tiny cars” to be built in the United States, a move that would expand the availability of similar smaller vehicles that are popular in Asia.
“I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Manufacturers have long wanted to do this, just like they are so successfully built in other countries,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “They can be propelled by gasoline, electric, or hybrid.
“These cars of the very near future are inexpensive, safe, fuel efficient and, quite simply, AMAZING!!! START BUILDING THEM NOW!”
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They are very popular in Virginia.
Letting the consumer decide what kind of vehicle they want to drive? How American! Probably won't be popular in blue states.
But, I would like to see JB Pritzker in one as an advertising campaign.
Will Trump check to see if He can fit inside one of them ? LOL
“...and they drove with pride....”
I’d like to see small diesel trucks in the 15,000 to 20,000 dollar range.
I am fine with them but I wouldn’t want them on the interstate.
I don’t want a tiny car puttering along on the interstate in front of me and a semi truck riding my tail. I remember that situation once with a Smart car in front of me.
Time to dust off the old Crosley...
I would not consider them safe unless everyone else was driving one.
Very interesting…the new “Grand Tour” show (Amazon) just did a Kei Car episode in the USA, where they had to go off road due to them not being allowed on Colorado roads. I had no idea.
Interesting coincidence (?)
A bit off topic, but ...
If we had tiny self-driving cars made of non-ferrous material and designed to be easily repaired at home, you might go through life owning only a single vehicle. It wouldn’t rust. It wouldn’t wear out. In a world of self-driving cars, there would be no collisions.
Our whole economy is based around conspicuous consumption. You need to work like a dog to earn enough money so that you can constantly buy things so that corporations can make a profit so that they can employ people who work like dogs.
Meanwhile, the level of fraud and corruption in government — federal, state, and local — as well as waste and abuse at the corporate level and fraud within NGOs, a huge amount of money is constantly siphoned off for the benefit of criminals.
Imagine a world of automation and AI where forensic accounting (DOGE on steroids) cuts off all the funds to the criminals. And people step away from conspicuous consumption when they realize that they need only work a few hours a week to survive in a post-scarcity world where machines do a lot of the work for us.
I think this is what Elon Musk is expecting when he says we won’t need money.
A great idea until you get T-boned in the driver door by a Ford F350.
To be called The Accordian model
How are these cars at meeting current NHTSA requirements? Or are these meant only for private roads in gated communities, etc?
Anyone who has been in Asian countries knows this leads to a bad situation.
“easily repaired at home”
Ha, manufacturers and dealerships don’t want us to be able to do ANYTHING repair and maintenance wise.
its bad enough with all the e-bikes and scooters buzzing around.
How many can you fit in the wheel well of a typical SUV?
Absolutely true. I think we need a cultural shift that re-takes control from corporations. Why can they invade my privacy? Why do I need to subscribe to everything? Why can’t I actually own something? Why can’t I repair the things I own?
Some people see that we are living in an economic dystopia and some people sit in the burning room and say “This is fine.”
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