http://www.metafilter.com/tags/micros Posts tagged with 'micros' at MetaFilter. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:25 -0800 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:25 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/68760/Lee%2Dpresson%2Dcar The <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/01/10/tata-motors-update-markets-equity-cx_rd_0110markets13.html">Tata Nano</a> <small><small>(<a href="http://www.tata.com/images/flash/nano_pic_gallery08.swf">pic</a>)</small></small> is a car that costs less new than the amount I've spent on gas during single car trips, recently announced to the auto market in India. The <a href="http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&ct=201326592&lm=-1&cl=2&word=%C6%E6%C8%F0QQ#">Chery QQ</a> <small><small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chery_QQ">^</a></small></small>, <a href="http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/3692/Chery-s-QQ-tops-subcompact-market-in-13-provinces.html">successful</a> , <a href="http://www.qq-club.ru/">wide</a><a href="http://industriautomotrizdevenezuela.wordpress.com/2006/07/08/chery-qq-crash-test/">ly</a> <a href="http://english.sina.com/business/1/2006/1011/91517.html">ex</a><a href="http://www.pakwheels.com/forumreply_az_TopicID!11312~ForumID!11~page!19~pw.html">por</a><a href="http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13134">ted</a>, and recognized as the <a href="http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/07/26/chery-qq-the-hostage-takers-choice-of-vehicle/">Hostage Taker's Vehicle of Choice</a> by China Car Times, is the runner-up for the world's cheapest car but is still approximately twice as expensive. Yes indeed, the price of gas is <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/30/news/international/mini_cars_gas/index.htm"><em>not</em></a> going to come back down. So much for my coast-to-coast road trips. Forbes magazine's <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/11/cars-world-cheap-forbeslife-cx_jm_0111cheapcars_slide.html?thisSpeed=30000">The World's Cheapest Cars</a> (javascript slideshow) tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68760 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:25 -0800 auto automobile automobiles automotive autos bhopal car cars cheap Chery CheryQQ China Chinese corporatecrime gas gasoline gasprices globalization India Indian industry inexpensive microcar microcars micros minis Nano oil petrol prices QQ Tata TataMotors TataNano transit transportation vehicle vehicles XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/9805/Mini%2Dcars%2Dmaking%2Dit%2Dbig <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/614509.asp#BODY">Mini cars making it big.</a> As an owner of a vintage scooter, I can appreciate the affection these folks have for their cars. <br><Br> I also wanted to link this as a nice example of how MSNBC has been using flash presentations in their stories. tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.9805 Sat, 01 Sep 2001 12:55:58 -0800 autos cars microcars micros minicars minis scooters o2b