Japan aims to keep elderly in driver's seat with compact EV subsidies english.kyodonews.net

Ultracompact EVs, which are smaller than normal automobiles, are considered easier to drive and are designed to travel at comparatively low speeds.
[Photo courtesy of Honda Motor Co.]Ultracompact drivers require a regular driver's license and are only permitted to use a limited number of public roads in the country.
However, the take-up of Toyota Motor Corp.'s one-seater Coms model, for example, has remained slow.
(File photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Coms)(A new model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s ultracompact vehicle which is planned for sale in the winter of 2020.)
The industry ministry has requested about 20 billion yen in the next fiscal year's budget, including subsidies for normal EVs and PHVs.