[city cars] clever privo might be the answer

Nunyaa got me thinking about city cars. She mentioned the Nissan Privo:

The car is run by lithium-ion batteries and has ZERO emissions. The entire cabin of the car swivels which makes parking in tight spots a breeze. While the word Pivo means beer in Russian and several other Slavic languages, the car design has nothing to do with beer cans or keg barrels.

Perhaps it's based on the Russian "privod":

привод I м. тех. (передача) drive, driving gear

Earlier, in 2006, the Clever concept was also unveiled:

... a three-wheeled car that, at a metre wide, is designed to squeeze into the tiniest of parking spaces, funded by the European Union and backed by BMW, called Clever (for compact low emission vehicle for urban transport, and a possible swipe at the Smart car brand), launched at Bath University in south-west England.

Its developers hoped to see it on European streets within five years at a cost of as little as £5000. Clever's most striking feature is the way the chassis tilts, like a motorcycle, when the vehicle rounds a corner. The tilt system, designed by the engineers at Bath, is controlled electronically to make sure the car is balanced at all speeds.

The vehicle emits about a third as much carbon dioxide as conventional family cars, with fuel consumption equivalent to 2.17 litres per 100 kilometres. It has a top speed of 100 km/h and takes seven seconds to get from zero to 65 km/h. It can carry one passenger in a seat behind the driver.

I don't see anything current on this vehicle on the web so we'll ahve to look out for the Privo.