The evaluation was based on a random sampling of American opinion toward car brands in seven areas: quality, safety, value, performance, design, technology and environmental friendliness.

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As for the hundreds of millions of other potential customers, they may wait some time before buying their first car, and in the meantime they might be found riding in the back of an RE60, sampling the experience and hearing about it firsthand from pleased rickshaw drivers.

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