Liux’s Big microcar bets on sustainability to take on Chinese rivals
Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian ‘yoghurt pots’ have largely given way to small Chinese EVs.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: It is true that Liux opened Spain’s first new car plant in more than 30 years.
- Fact 2: Before Liux, his most impressive feat was the Bóreas, a hybrid supercar unveiled at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2017.
- Fact 3: And yet, the two co-founders decided to pivot soon after unveiling the SUV to the world in 2022.
- Fact 4: Fast forward to 2026, and Liux has secured Europe-wide homologation for the Liux Big, which it expects to start selling in the first half of next year.
Cars in European cities are smaller than ever. But as Europe’s appetite for microcars has grown, the cute Italian ‘yoghurt pots’ have largely given way to small Chinese EVs.
Even Smart, the the iconic ultracompact car brand, has moved manufacturing to China. Spanish startup Liux thinks it can compete in a crowded market with a tiny electric car built around sustainability. Following the tracks of the Microlino out of Switzerland, Liux is trying to carve out a place in the market with its upcoming microcar, the Liux Big.
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