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Even though post-war US in OTL had little need for Microcars found in Europe and Japan, what if the US managed to establish the necessary regulations beforehand to allow for a more attractive tiered Microcar class of sorts that applies to all 50 US States?

Envisioning the following (albeit rough) ATL Microcar Tiers below:

Tier 1 (Car License with tax breaks / etc) – 4 wheelers of similar length and engine displacement (albeit increased to around 750-798cc) to the Crosley Crosmobile Station Wagon or 1956 GM Cadet “Students Car” concept by Peter Brock (https://bre2.net/the-designs/gm/) as initial US domestic benchmark examples, which can be driven on a full car license yet given tax breaks / etc as a sweetener.

Tier 2 (Motorcycle License) – 2/4-seater 3/4 wheelers of certain dimensions and engine displacement smaller than the Crosley between a Fiat 600 and (non-LS) BMW 700 (around 700-748cc), which can be driven on a motorcycle license without needing a motorcycle helmet as currently the case in OTL (via Elio Autocycle).

Tier 3 (No License) – 2/4-seater 3/4 wheelers of possibly the same dimensions as Tier 2 Microcars yet with lower engine displacements (around 400-698cc) which be driven without a license, essentially a US equivalent of the French VSP (voiture sans permis) class driven by Teenagers over 14/16+, Elderly, Disabled and (as a public humiliation of sorts) those who lost their driving license (who are restricted to 3-wheelers).

One problem is figuring out the appropriate dimension and engine size limits for the US Microcar class to balance it out with foreign Microcars from Europe and Japan, it is also my understanding that vehicles below a certain engine displacement are banned from using US highways in OTL (not sure whether that is indeed the case or not).

- Too large and you create an ATL situation where what is considered a small family car in Europe like the Citroen 2CV and Renault 4CV or Austin A30/A35 and Morris Minor can be driven on a motorcycle license or even without a license in the US if the engine’s displacement on such cars is reduced.

- Too small and you create a situation where US carmakers are reluctant to develop such models, leading to segment retreat where the US Microcar class is dominated by the Europeans and Japanese.

If the article on the 1956 GM Cadet "Students Car" concept by Peter Brock is any indication, it seems that there was some degree of OTL interest by US carmakers in Microcars.
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