A small Japanese startup is challenging the conventional wisdom in the automotive world with a tiny electric vehicle that costs just $7,000. KG Motors, based in Hiroshima, has developed the MiBOT, a single-seat electric car that’s generating surprising interest in a country where EVs have struggled to gain traction. The MiBOT stands less than 1.5 meters tall and resembles a futuristic golf cart more than a traditional vehicle. As of early May 2025, KG Motors had secured over 2,250 pre-orders for the vehicle – more than Toyota’s entire EV sales in Japan for 2024, which stood at around 2,000 units. … Continue reading KG Motors’ $7,000 Single-Seat MiBOT EV Secures 2,250 Pre-Orders, Outpacing Toyota’s Japan EV Sales