Big Car's video: The BMW C1 Story

Cities continue to jam up with more and more traffic, with many city centres taxing cars or banning them all together. Car manufacturers have produced different types of small city cars that have lower emissions and can fit into tight parking spots, and small EVs can get around some of those restrictions cities have imposed on cars. BMW, who’s been making motorcycles since 1920, decided to take a different tack. They proposed a motorcycle that offered protection against the elements while the rider, or should that be a driver?, didn’t need to wear a crash helmet. Just how did they persuade governments that this was safe, and what became of BMW’s experiment into urban commuting vehicles? Music: All The Fixings - Zachariah Hickman from the YouTube Audio Library. To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at https://www.patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar_%28motorcycle%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecomobile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Gyro https://www.bmwgroup-classic.com/en/classic-heart/classic-heart-pool/classic-heart/der-unerwartete.html https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_C1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_C1 https://www.welt.de/motor/article4752326/BMW-gibt-erfolglosem-Roller-C1-eine-zweite-Chance.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2717469/Going-topless-its-your-choice.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_Adiva http://www.scootersales.com.au/news-reviews-564/benelli-adiva-150-review.aspx https://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/bmw-c1-c1-rollt-ins-aus-a-259150.html