Mini electric vehicle makers take aim at Japan's 'kingdom of small cars'

Tokyo Motor Show draws affordable electrics from Switzerland, Thailand and China

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Oliver Ouboter, chief operating officer of Swiss electric vehicle maker Micro Mobility Systems, introduces a model at the Tokyo Motor Show inspired by the 1950s bubble cars. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asian Review chief business news correspondent

TOKYO -- Measuring less than two and a half meters long and with a door on its front rather than sides, the Microlino is an electric homage to the Italian "bubble car" of the 1950s. Its Swiss maker is betting it will be a hit in Japan.

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