Sorry, please disregard my previous post. This is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!
There are a few of them where I live, but they make no sense. Their forte is not really gas mileage. It is that they are small. But where I live, there is no real traffic, and parking is ample and mostly free. Now, if I still lived in Seattle, I can see how one might be worth it.
Meanwhile the car I have a blast driving to work every day would be worthless in Seattle. I’d have to get a significant distance away from the city to enjoy it. Where I am now, I enjoy it all the way to work (62 miles one way) every day.
My cousin’s husband on Long Island, NY calls them “stupid cars.”
I call them “Get in to an accident and you get to meet Jesus” cars.