Microlino is at the moment in Malaysia – Small EV from Europe, 17 PS/17.9 Nm, Value and Gross sales begin early 2026

For followers of bizarre vehicles, this can be excellent news for you-a small EV designed as a “bubble automotive” of the second world struggle of BMW Isetta, Microlino, has arrived in Malaysia. The automotive was taken by Go Daddy Motorsport which manages Microlino Malaysia, nevertheless it has not been launched as the corporate continues to be unclear about subsequent yr’s value scheme the place the tax exemption incentive for EV will finish this yr.

Costs and gross sales for Microlino are anticipated to start out within the first quarter of 2026, however you’ll be able to do that small automotive by way of a lease rental bundle offered by Flux for RM1,250 for 5 days. Microlino is manufactured by Micro Mobility Methods, an organization from Switzerland, however it’s manufactured in Turin, Italy. This isn’t solely the primary look of Microlino in Malaysia, however it’s the first in Asia.

The automotive is produced at 2,519 mm lengthy, 1,473 mm broad and 1,501 mm excessive. To make it simpler to think about its measurement, this microlino is 876 mm shorter, 68 mm wider and 86 mm larger than the Perodua Kancil.

With that measurement, it supplies solely two seats together with drivers. There isn’t any door on the left and proper, as a result of to enter the cabin you want to use the one door on the entrance. No extra Microlino is produced in the best driving model, and the items offered in Malaysia are nonetheless within the left -hand driving configuration.

The door was opened with a hydraulic damper and it carried a “dashboard” that includes a small display for the infotainment system, however left the wheel and steering column and the digital instrument show display remained in place. The rotary knob to pick the place of ‘D’, ‘N’ and ‘R’ on the left aspect of the driving force. The handbook hand brake lever can be positioned behind the gear selector console.

It additionally comes with a handbook photo voltaic roof, whereas the again boot area supplies an area with a capability of 230 liters. No air con programs are offered and are solely provided with airborne, whereas home windows must also be opened and closed manually.

By way of design, Microlino is certainly impressed straight from the ‘BMW Isetta’ ‘foam’ kind. It’s given a strip of daylight mild with a skinny sign mild on the left and proper finish that appears like a traditional automotive chrome strip, whereas the primary LED entrance -shaped entrance lamp relies on the rear view mirror. The again lamp can be designed with a skinny LED strip that throughout the bumper.

For tires, the automotive is paired with a 13-inch diameter rim and wrapped with a tire of 145/70R13. The entrance wheel observe distance is designed wider from the again, permitting some again tires to be hidden within the wheel area.

For the Malaysian market mannequin it’s provided with a single highly effective electrical motor of 17 PS (12.4 kW) and a most of 17.9 nm, permitting vehicles weighing solely 530 kg to speed up from 0-50 km/h in 5 seconds. For the worldwide market, this most pace of Microlino can solely attain 90 km/h, however for the Malaysian market now we have obtained a most pace of as much as 105 km/h.

To maneuver the electrical motorbike, the automotive was provided with a 15 kWh lithium-ion battery, ample to permit it to maneuver 228 km based mostly on the WLTP check cycle. To cost, it solely makes use of the two.2 kW AC system, the place it may be stuffed in 2 hours with a 5.5 kWh charger, 4 hours with a charger of 10.5 kWh and 5.5 hours for 15 kWh chargers.

Presently, there are solely two Microlino items which have landed in Malaysia, and as you’ll be able to see it already has a registration quantity and is legally used on the highway by the Street Transport Division (JPJ). You continue to want a ‘D’ class driving license like a daily automotive to drive this automotive.

Slightly little bit of Microlino’s background, the idea mannequin appeared for the primary time on the Geneva Motor Present 2016. However it faces authorized points, then reconsidering and rising with a brand new prototype known as Microlino 2.0. The manufacturing model really solely appeared in September 2021.

In Europe, there are international locations that permit microlino in lite variants which are solely provided with 8 PS powered electrical motors and a most pace of 45 km/h is guided by 14-year-old youngsters and not using a driver’s license akin to Citroen Ami.

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