Covering the last mile: a history of mixed-mode concepts
![Motocompo Motocompo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Rii_c7AaJPQfQgwQ92cWzYdHZsVx6N-MGy1ne2-TiAEq0bsnEbcUKCty8hBkiRwfTMrTg827Q_8naA7qVpNMWtBsly14uECZz637eQ3YWYxMth93IIZiisMKwo5m-f5IEFgTAUrBKu6M/s660/honda-motocompo-and-city-2.jpg)
I was delighted when Car Design News picked up a story I pitched, to look at the surprisingly long history of two-mode transportation. This is the idea that a small, secondary vehicle might be designed to fit inside a larger one, typically for completing the last leg of a drive into a congested city.
Key quote
The original dual-mode product is surely Honda’s Motocompo, a 50cc motorcycle designed to squeeze into the back of a 1981 Honda City hatchback