Honda Motocompacto folding scooter is an accessory with pep

As strange as the new Honda Motocompacto looks, it's not the automaker's first folding scooter. The Motocompacto is an updated, all-electric version of the Motocompo scooter that Honda sold in Japan in the early 1980s. Like that earlier two-wheeler, the Motocompacto will be sold as an automotive accessory, this time as a first-mile/last-mile conveyance for the 21st century.

“Accessory” is an accurate word for the Motocompacto. When folded, the EV is just 3.7 inches (94 mm) wide, 21.1 inches (536 mm) tall and 29.2 in. (742 mm) long. At 41.3 lb. (18.7 kg), the scooter can be carried short distances without too much effort, good for walk-up apartments or lecture halls deep in an academic building. That's the type of person Honda says will be most interested in a Motocompacto, along with SUV drivers or RV owners who want to keep a Motocompacto or two in the back for short rides.