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Our Unavoidable Future: Japan’s Tiny Cars
Despite the economic slump, SUV sales are back up in the US. However, the automotive trend in Japan has been the reverse: in recent years, tiny cars called Kei have become ubiquitous. So small as to make Mini Coopers look bloated, Kei cars are seen as the future of transportation, as they are ideal for coping with high gas prices, tough parking, and traffic congestion. Toyota is considering introducing them in America, and would be made here by the Big Three “if Detroit had any sense,” Wired writes.
