The latest CleanTechnica piece is less a technical review and more a personal endorsement of the Fiat Topolino, a small electric car that the author clearly adores. The writer makes no secret of their preference for compact vehicles and their frustration with the dominance of large ones, particularly in the American market.
The article places the Topolino in a lineage of small EVs that includes the 2018 BMW i3, suggesting that these cars offer a kind of fun and practicality that bigger vehicles often miss. However, the author also concedes that this enthusiasm is not widely shared, especially in the US, where consumer tastes run toward larger models.
For climate and energy discussions, the piece implicitly raises a question: if smaller EVs use fewer materials and less energy, why are they so marginal? The source does not dive into those numbers, but the author's affection for the Topolino serves as a reminder that efficiency and enjoyment do not have to be at odds.