Remember the Honda Motocompo, the cute folding scooter from the early 1980s that could fit in the trunk of a car" We?ve often thought that Honda should revive it, and it looks like we?re not alone.
Katalis have just released details of their latest creation, and it?s the spiritual successor to the Motocompo. Called ?Spacebar,? it weighs just 132 pounds [60 kg] and it?s a smidge under 4?8? long?about a foot shorter than a modern Honda Grom.

With the bars folded down, the Spacebar is just 34? tall. So it?ll fit in the back of a subcompact car, just like the original Motocompo did. The big difference is in the power unit: Katalis? version has a 1200W motor sucking juice from a 48V lithium battery.
It?s good enough for a range of 60 km and a top speed of 50 kph, which is probably as far and as fast as you?d want to go, given the miniscule size of the thing.
Katalis is headquartered in South Jakarta, Indonesia, with a separate fabrication factory some 20 kilometers away in Cibubur. The company is positioned as a ?Mobility Design Studio and Workshop?: it?s basically a collective of design professionals with serious skills and a taste for irreverence.
This is not Katalis? first foray into electric scooter design. Just over a year ago, they revealed a concept based on the Selis Garuda, a 500W electric scooter sold in Indonesia. ?Spacebar,? however, is an altogether much more sophisticated beastie. And it?s strong enough to carry a rider and luggage weighing up to 265...