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French company Aemotion has announced its new microcar, which combines the riding experience of a motorcycle and a car into one tiny four-wheeled vehicle. 0:00 A Microcar Made for Lane Splitting Like a Motorcycle 0:16 The Microcar Can Lean Into Turns Like A Traditional Motorcycle 0:43 The Microcar is comparable to a motorcycle in size…

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French company Aemotion has announced its new microcar, which combines the riding experience of a motorcycle and a car into one tiny four-wheeled vehicle.

0:00 A Microcar Made for Lane Splitting Like a Motorcycle
0:16 The Microcar Can Lean Into Turns Like A Traditional Motorcycle
0:43 The Microcar is comparable to a motorcycle in size
1:12 Microcar power system
1:33 Repairability
2:01 More wild vehicle concepts
2:10 Final thoughts

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135 Comments

  1. @JesseOrrall

    June 22, 2025 at 12:02 pm

    Update: We received answers from Aemotion to our questions:

    – First deliveries will occur toward the end of 2026 for early adopters. Greater volume of deliveries in 2027.
    – Pricing will start at 200€/month (about $230 USD) for long-term rentals. After that, the vehicle comes back to the Aemotion factory to be refurbished to get back on the road. Full purchase price will be between 20-25,000 euros (about $23,000-28,800 USD) depending on features/add-ons.
    – Aemotion says the microcar will be available outside France in 2027

    • @SP-ny1fk

      June 22, 2025 at 8:18 pm

      I doubt it will come to Australia, somehow

    • @user-qx9wv3xf6u

      June 23, 2025 at 11:04 am

      Still waiting on the Elio and Aptera. My guess is this will have a long list of deliveries delays, a push for reservations, yet never actually come out.

    • @4agewise

      June 23, 2025 at 10:51 pm

      @@SP-ny1fk With a winning subscription.? They will make it everywhere people can pay.

    • @synoxify

      June 24, 2025 at 2:31 am

      why would you rent it for that price if you can get a full “size” car for the same oO

    • @blairwalker12

      June 28, 2025 at 7:50 pm

      I need this in America

  2. @saliktyd

    June 22, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    unsubcribed the channel for speaking in only banana units 🤦

  3. @u4yeah123

    June 22, 2025 at 1:00 pm

    High center of gravity and small contacts to the road. just small stone and holes on the road while banking, disaster…

  4. @judasthepious1499

    June 22, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    “lane splitting like a motorcycle..”

    yea..
    that’s not gonna work in India or South East Asia..

  5. @MegamanTheSecond

    June 22, 2025 at 1:03 pm

    why is it electric it would be a steal if it was gas powered normal bikes gets 200 mpg this would probably get 250-300 with the areo and higher tops speed more range these electric companies continue to go bankrupt by ignoring easy technology for some EV branding

    • @maroon9273

      June 22, 2025 at 2:28 pm

      And alternative fuel bike as well.

  6. @belds08

    June 22, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    Arcimoto would like a word..

  7. @BearbearbearbearbearbearRarrrr

    June 22, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    Roof rack?

  8. @rayversen

    June 22, 2025 at 1:12 pm

    Tell them to install ac and cover the bottom area

  9. @abinavsriram

    June 22, 2025 at 1:13 pm

    What if this is autonomous

  10. @EhCloserLook

    June 22, 2025 at 1:14 pm

    This vehicle looks pretty amazing! I wanna get one!!!

  11. @haraldharam9334

    June 22, 2025 at 1:27 pm

    Please add this in Death Stranding 2

  12. @Viperlover-cw2qx

    June 22, 2025 at 1:46 pm

    If we ever got this in the states I think I’d drive it forever!

  13. @shanet7511

    June 22, 2025 at 2:26 pm

    I’d rather have an E-bike and Smart Fortwo

  14. @maroon9273

    June 22, 2025 at 2:31 pm

    Any models will have off road version?

  15. @GenZyannd

    June 22, 2025 at 2:36 pm

    I thought this is a joke😂

  16. @GutestUser-2

    June 22, 2025 at 2:51 pm

    Can it reverse..?
    If not, it’s a motorcycle 😅

  17. @camronrubin8599

    June 22, 2025 at 4:24 pm

    Just need some waterproof boots

  18. @gibbynla

    June 22, 2025 at 4:52 pm

    A solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.

  19. @UltimateSN1PA

    June 22, 2025 at 4:53 pm

    This is straight from the first episode of Silicon Valley.

  20. @mrwoodcat

    June 22, 2025 at 4:58 pm

    what problem it solves ?

  21. @Urbanhandyman

    June 22, 2025 at 5:57 pm

    Super ghai. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

  22. @zollen123

    June 22, 2025 at 5:59 pm

    It has no AC.

  23. @lifesblood

    June 22, 2025 at 6:02 pm

    Kei car are far better.

  24. @MrTidx90

    June 22, 2025 at 8:50 pm

    This looks so stupid…..but I want it!

  25. @faaduvines

    June 22, 2025 at 9:24 pm

    So there’s no AC I assume

  26. @PragneshParmar-nr1yp

    June 23, 2025 at 12:46 am

    Oh really???😊

  27. @Cucumberflavoredmustard

    June 23, 2025 at 1:12 am

    I thought the only advantage this would have over a motorcycle is it protects you from the elements. Then I saw the half-doors. Either you close it off and provide climate control, or this solves nothing.

  28. @joem0088

    June 23, 2025 at 1:31 am

    Looks like a rendering. Vapourware perhaps.

  29. @stanleyhipkiss4690

    June 23, 2025 at 1:51 am

    23k is absoloute tomfoolery 😂

  30. @jamesbondero6170

    June 23, 2025 at 2:05 am

    This design has been done before and never caught on. Hard pass.

  31. @samventures1

    June 23, 2025 at 2:09 am

    An IC engine would have been better, 400 cc would have been enough for this

  32. @SevenBee-q2j

    June 23, 2025 at 2:19 am

    These startnups are always so excited … However few make it long term

    My question as a now retired professional motorcycle rider is … Who is actually going to use it?

    That leaning angle is not like on a motorcycle where it is a tangible, palpable activity .. it is disconnected with this vehicle and people used to find Citroen 2CV ‘weird’ to travel in which leant over nothing like that does

    Also … There’s no realistic side protection. I would not want to be in that if it was T Boned. As most accidents happen at junctions, that’s a real possibility

    If that is technically a ‘Light Vehicle’ … It does not require a helmet, which IMO makes it even more dangerous to the users health

    I wish them luck … But to me that’s a great deal of money for neither a car or a motorcycle… Which IMO offers the worst of both worlds (Gallic shrug)

  33. @CGHOW

    June 23, 2025 at 2:21 am

    This microcar looks like an interesting blend of motorcycle agility and car safety! The leaning feature and compact size are innovative.

  34. @fikri2822

    June 23, 2025 at 2:49 am

    it like scooter but with extra step.

  35. @johnhurley2562

    June 23, 2025 at 3:52 am

    The price of a car for the safety of a motorcycle. Incredible.

    • @flinx

      June 23, 2025 at 11:04 am

      Safer than a motorcycle, less than a car. More grip more stability, slide protection. A top speed lower than the foolishness some motorcyclists do.

      This thing will be easier to maneuver and park in heavily congested or cramped cities. If your city has plenty of parking lots this vehicle isn’t meant for that kind of place.

    • @grenwood53

      June 23, 2025 at 2:45 pm

      ​@@flinxalso has a much bigger trunk than a motorcycle and the trunk is one piece. If the price is right this would be perfect for college students, young people on the army, people that want a more thrilling ride with more safety and people who live in too hot a climate for full motorcycle gear and helmet.

  36. @mohdirhajan7783

    June 23, 2025 at 8:28 am

    looks like the Peugeot EU Live quadrircycle concept……

  37. @ADadSupreme

    June 23, 2025 at 10:50 am

    🤣 Lane splitting with that. 
    Just showing it is irresponsible. 
    You know how many side mirrors are about to die?

  38. @BigRaunch

    June 23, 2025 at 10:57 am

    Imagine getting into any kind of accident in this…. You would literally become a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich 😂

  39. @user-qx9wv3xf6u

    June 23, 2025 at 11:02 am

    I’ll believe this is real when I see them on the road. 🙄

  40. @kuztomix

    June 23, 2025 at 12:22 pm

    perfect design… no need to buy a coffin⚰️

  41. @JimmieCade

    June 23, 2025 at 2:55 pm

    Mini Motorcycle its more Motorcycle its Lite

  42. @KA-sk5mb

    June 23, 2025 at 5:24 pm

    Can french stop being wierd for one second?

  43. @MikeNoble

    June 23, 2025 at 5:25 pm

    Put some ac in it and I’m getting one.

  44. @quickfilmshindi875

    June 23, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    My claustrophobia will not allow me this. Its so tight for one person and they have even tighter space for the passenger one

  45. @itsalexclark

    June 23, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    is this LIT MOTORS all over again?

  46. @Ripkittymi

    June 23, 2025 at 8:02 pm

    America’s market doesnt allow anything like this. I’m disappointed that we’re stuck in a $30k or more car market with no small and compact $10k vehicles.

  47. @Xavier_Coogat_the_Mambo_King

    June 23, 2025 at 8:36 pm

    This just pisses me off.

    “Lets design an overly complicated vehicle that is the worst of both worlds”
    “Why?”
    “Because we can’t think of anything useful to invent”

  48. @leosmi1

    June 23, 2025 at 8:37 pm

    and the cost will be the same as a new car with more space

  49. @CometoJesus2025

    June 23, 2025 at 9:15 pm

    Death trap

  50. @mikeyvlogvagabond1451

    June 23, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    You’re taking the whole experience of riding a motorcycle away

  51. @morries1234

    June 23, 2025 at 10:31 pm

    It’s actually illegal to raid like video, especially sliding through the gap between two vehicles. You’ll receive unlimited tickets be any video upload.

    • @LuMack

      June 24, 2025 at 10:28 am

      Depends, not every country or even state or region has the same laws.

  52. @GKFF9872

    June 23, 2025 at 11:34 pm

    Gentrifying the tuktuk.

  53. @Bazyths

    June 23, 2025 at 11:49 pm

    😲😲😲

  54. @acutelilmint8035

    June 23, 2025 at 11:51 pm

    Why can’t they just make the sides to be doors and cover the feet area.. feel that is a massive design flaw

  55. @JavenarchX

    June 24, 2025 at 12:02 am

    And when 5 of them combine…. They create …… mega-micro-car-tron-a-bot

  56. @leoncaples2947

    June 24, 2025 at 12:23 am

    We’ll never get this in the US. If we do, it will take tens of years to first.

  57. @mystickal6342

    June 24, 2025 at 12:24 am

    In India and south asia we call it “Tuk Tuk” Auto . This is Updated version of a Tuk Tuk

  58. @pietjepuk9575

    June 24, 2025 at 1:16 am

    Imagine driving that crap with side gale force wind . 🤣😂🤣🖕🖕🖕🖕

  59. @pietjepuk9575

    June 24, 2025 at 1:18 am

    So this is NOT for the American market ? Because not one bloody American would fit in the back . 🤣😂🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕

  60. @deeznutz6847

    June 24, 2025 at 1:30 am

    Need work on the speed

  61. @starshine3588

    June 24, 2025 at 3:08 am

    Motorcycles shouldn’t be allowed to “lane split”. They should have to follow the laws just like every other vehicle. Places that allow lane splitting are only putting lives at risk. I’m glad the place I live doesn’t allow lane splitting. No one should be encouraging such reckless and unsafe behavior.

  62. @boringdallas

    June 24, 2025 at 4:38 am

    No thanks, I’d rather take the train.

  63. @Siranoxz

    June 24, 2025 at 4:57 am

    Basically an indoor scooter.

  64. @AlanDoherty-ru6iq

    June 24, 2025 at 7:25 am

    Pure France!🎉🎉🎉

  65. @ryannur7467

    June 24, 2025 at 9:41 am

    This is a joke 😂. Who is going to buy it!

  66. @es4591

    June 24, 2025 at 11:55 am

    It looks like a modern electric version of palanquin pods, but it might have bottle neck issues like FUV.

  67. @zeliph

    June 24, 2025 at 1:40 pm

    So basically a Tron 1.0 Cycle.

  68. @Hertz2pp

    June 24, 2025 at 2:22 pm

    Peter Gregory??

  69. @jl474747

    June 24, 2025 at 2:50 pm

    괴랄한건 저나라에서 다나오네. 잘팔아봐라, 힘내고

  70. @PaulBurns-q5v

    June 24, 2025 at 4:55 pm

    All the danger and inpracticality of a bike with less of the thrill of the outdoors.

  71. @YummyBooger

    June 24, 2025 at 5:08 pm

    Comes standard with a beday 💦

  72. @Desirrosey

    June 24, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    I love this

  73. @merlinmelon

    June 24, 2025 at 9:18 pm

    Death Stranding

  74. @scarletblaze

    June 24, 2025 at 11:51 pm

    so it’s Piaggio mp3 with hood.

  75. @dextermorgan2633

    June 25, 2025 at 12:28 am

    Car is the most stupid thing human made or car drivers are most stupid

  76. @Brobiee

    June 25, 2025 at 1:34 am

    why not just get a motorbike

  77. @levelfieldsai

    June 25, 2025 at 2:01 am

    This will be best for busy streets and imagine delivery motorcycles would use this so no more food delays on rainy days.

  78. @techguystech

    June 25, 2025 at 3:08 am

    I think this is a really dumb idea! I mean I don’t like these tricycle motorcycle hybrid things because one you basically get none of the benefits of a motorcycle or a car you know and with all these parts and four wheels is overly complex so something’s going to break God forbid it falls over and it breaks now you got to have this expensive repair I mean it’s not as maneuverable as a motorcycle and is not a spacious or utility as a car so what’s the point like it’s just it’s the worst of both worlds like I don’t know why they make these things I just don’t get it I mean you might as well just buy a small car.

  79. @BingtheLizard

    June 25, 2025 at 3:57 am

    Microcar with macroprice

  80. @NachooLF

    June 25, 2025 at 7:30 am

    Lo quiero eléctrico puro

  81. @tiago.alegria.315

    June 25, 2025 at 9:03 am

    Should be eletric

  82. @Xi_Jinping_is_Pooh

    June 25, 2025 at 9:30 am

    This is gonna be copied by Temu sellers.

  83. @AlexanderDandy

    June 25, 2025 at 10:55 am

    So.. It’s overprice 4 wheeler bajaj with just only one prototype and animation. I hope it’s not scam

  84. @damham5689

    June 25, 2025 at 11:48 am

    They put a cab and a electric motor on a 2014 Yamaha Gyro

  85. @fajarkurniawan9434

    June 25, 2025 at 12:09 pm

    modern tuktuk

  86. @coastofkonkan

    June 25, 2025 at 12:20 pm

    Most of the congested cities dearly await production ready enclosed 2-wheeler type of vehicles. I think India will be biggest market for them.

  87. @iconcityboy

    June 25, 2025 at 12:40 pm

    Not bad

  88. @jeremysanders3773

    June 25, 2025 at 12:59 pm

    I want one 😫

  89. @richardlew3667

    June 25, 2025 at 1:32 pm

    What happens if it tips over?

  90. @Ferret-v8r

    June 25, 2025 at 1:53 pm

    The open air “leg window” should not be there.

  91. @thuslymars

    June 25, 2025 at 3:26 pm

    that’s the mythbusters bike

  92. @amochswohntet99

    June 25, 2025 at 5:12 pm

    I love this! This is awesome!

  93. @Ammeeeeeeer

    June 25, 2025 at 7:38 pm

    Looks like something Batman woould use 🤪

  94. @pandoranbias1622

    June 26, 2025 at 8:38 am

    So it’s just a motorcycle with a shield to protect your upper body from rain?

  95. @USBEN.

    June 26, 2025 at 9:13 am

    Stupid thing, useless.

  96. @peaceinthemiddleeast4349

    June 26, 2025 at 10:26 am

    Take my money

  97. @chrishartman9467

    June 26, 2025 at 11:50 am

    pants and socks and shoes still get wet in the rain and no ac on hot days.

  98. @marbellaotaiza801

    June 26, 2025 at 1:01 pm

    Why the WTF capitalization? 🤭

  99. @marbellaotaiza801

    June 26, 2025 at 1:11 pm

    The Motocompacto is peak Honda. It’s a neat call back to the first cheap motorcycle that Sōichirō Honda designed and with which he started the company.

  100. @countblacke

    June 26, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    Of course France built the first motorcycle exclusively for p*ssies.

    (i will be buying one as soon as they come available in the US)

  101. @freddyscoggan9345

    June 26, 2025 at 5:37 pm

    You might as well get a car. The point of the motorcycle is to be outdoors still not back inside a car. Might as well get a car

  102. @AnTran147

    June 26, 2025 at 8:01 pm

    Wait, Kawasaki is making a Cyclizar?

  103. @KingxDavid

    June 26, 2025 at 10:05 pm

    This is my dream come true

  104. @consmercado3843

    June 26, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    Hope its cheaper than an actual car or priced like a motorcycle coz I want one. This would be handy for rainy season

  105. @asphyxiafeeling

    June 26, 2025 at 10:48 pm

    You guys are going backwards. Terrible vehicles for expensive prices, just like the developing world has to deal with

  106. @ItsDeffoScott

    June 27, 2025 at 2:16 am

    This is doomed to fail due to cost. No company has got this idea cheap enough yet.

    I’m starting to think the best solution might just be affordable canopy + stabiliser motorbike conversion kits.

  107. @kishoreytc

    June 27, 2025 at 2:54 am

    Small pitch

    We have modular left side half of same car with no engine when travelling 4 we can attach the only carrier half to this beauty and can make a 4 seat like normal car, and only two wheel well its this beauty again

    So the one side of this beauty is opened completely sheet door and

    Then the cargo version is open and has no doors so when 2 wheel the modular door is attached to 2 wheen car and when 4 wheel the door is attached to otside of the cargo module

  108. @anthonygebala1198

    June 27, 2025 at 3:25 am

    Cool

  109. @alexfilemon3055

    June 27, 2025 at 5:44 am

    Make it hybrid im sold

  110. @jnss9440

    June 27, 2025 at 8:41 am

    Peesonally i just wish they make the design a bit more sporty at least

  111. @BBme

    June 27, 2025 at 1:08 pm

    the size not even the same as a motorcycle. Why is it said that the size are the same?

  112. @6kitkat

    June 27, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Lane splitting is extremely dangerous and illegal in most countries.

  113. @antster7

    June 27, 2025 at 6:45 pm

    I want one!

  114. @robotnikkkk001

    June 27, 2025 at 7:33 pm

    …WAIT A MINUTE!LEG SPACE OPEN!!NO,thanks!

    …..AND BATTERY HAS TO IMPROVE LIKE 3 times the capacity!AND SOME heater TO BE ADDED

  115. @mikepsych283

    June 27, 2025 at 7:49 pm

    I’ve seen different variations of the same vehicle for the last 20 years. I’m sure it’s more high-tech now, but I’ve actually never seen one on the road. Maybe it’s a European thing

  116. @Countdown-ct7iv

    June 27, 2025 at 8:47 pm

    I want it now, stop playing with me!

  117. @alierquinga

    June 27, 2025 at 9:07 pm

    how to register it…as a motorcycle or as a car?

  118. @reryro1266

    June 27, 2025 at 9:58 pm

    The word you’re butchering is COM-pra-ble, not com-PAIR-a-ble.

  119. @MrKinamyun

    June 27, 2025 at 11:53 pm

    Wow French Tuk Tuk

  120. @Real_cat_14

    June 28, 2025 at 7:45 am

    This car is in india 6 years ago lol

  121. @SolracNexus

    June 28, 2025 at 9:07 am

    Car companies making more progress for the environment than climate activists. Ironic

  122. @conquest0066

    June 28, 2025 at 10:01 am

    I can imagine robo cop coming out of that

  123. @MenBeingHappy

    June 28, 2025 at 1:08 pm

    What a painful way to unalive. At least the motorcycle is instant.

  124. @ahmedalsadi0010

    June 28, 2025 at 2:28 pm

    Ac?

  125. @NothingSpecialGaming

    June 28, 2025 at 4:16 pm

    I hope there’s a version with Aircon here in the Philippines 🇵🇭

  126. @BasiProVST12Tonalita

    June 28, 2025 at 5:19 pm

    Possibile che solo in Francia pensano a questo tipo di veicolo? (due in fila e non a fianco). La solita cagata delle porte che non chiudono completamente ci deve essere sempre. Le capre non obiettino la motivazione dell’appoggio dei piedi.

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