Massachusetts Pauses Kei Car Ban After Fierce Resistance

Massachusetts Pauses Kei Car Ban After Fierce Resistance

The Drive looked into not only Massachusetts’ ban on kei cars, but the organization that seems to be backing these bans in multiple states: The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, which appears to be the source of some of the ban language. From the Drive: Owners whose cars are already registered have also been … Read more

Rhode Islanders Deserve Their Kei Cars, All 30 Of Them

Rhode Islanders Deserve Their Kei Cars, All 30 Of Them

He’s just a little guy!Photo: Matthew Kane matthewkane, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Back in 2021, the Rhode Island DMV took a page out of Maine’s book and started canceling registrations for imported kei trucks. Now the state is at it again, asking owners of already-registered kei trucks to turn in their registrations — but this … Read more

Texas Proves Its Commitment To Freedom By Legalizing Kei Trucks

Texas Proves Its Commitment To Freedom By Legalizing Kei Trucks

Image: Wikimedia Japan’s unique keitora class of compact truck has proven a hit among American imported car fanatics, and thousands of the tiny little guys have been brought into the country. Unfortunately for fans of Liliputian work machines, the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators recommended states to ban non-FMVSS compliant cars, including everything keijidōsha, … Read more

A Suzuki Carry On Tracks Might Be The Most Perfect Off-Road Vehicle Of All Time

A Suzuki Carry On Tracks Might Be The Most Perfect Off-Road Vehicle Of All Time

Screenshot: Outdoor Boys Let’s say you’ve recently bought a remote Alaskan homestead. Not necessarily “only accessible by seaplane” remote but still remote enough that you need to put in your own road on the property. We can’t imagine many people reading this have actually done that, but let’s not pretend most of us haven’t fantasized … Read more