A car sharing service in Milan, Italy, is using small two seater electric cars from China.<p>Prompted by this article I finally investigated and found them at <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibaba.com&#x2F;product-detail&#x2F;China-eec-l7e-80-electric-car_60432063640.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alibaba.com&#x2F;product-detail&#x2F;China-eec-l7e-80-elect...</a> They&#x27;re quoted with a maximum price of $8000.<p>They&#x27;re definitely made for driving inside a city. Not very good suspensions (don&#x27;t drive too fast on cobble stones) but good torque (easily beats a gas car out of a green light). 120 km of autonomy, which is good enough in the typical European city center, apparently 80 km&#x2F;h max speed, which again is more than enough there. Very easy to park.<p>More important matters:<p>Would I survive a crash? They&#x27;re very tiny...<p>How long to recharge?<p>Operating costs? I&#x27;m paying 19 Eurocents per minute, all included.<p>Do they compete with gas cars? The other two car sharing companies in Milan have gas cars and cost 25 and 29 cents per minute. I prefer the electric one: it&#x27;s a shakier ride but cheaper and more fun because of the torque.