# Carice TC2

21 Hacker News commenters recommended Carice TC2 and 14 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fans like its digital-free, classic styling and light weight as a fun second car. Critics mostly call it expensive for a small, limited-range toy.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun second car (3 comments): "The perfect car to experience car perfection IMO but yes, it's probably going to be a second car 90% of the time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834500)) "So this looks to be a good compliment, for a moderately-wealthy two car household." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45826373)) "It's a fun car for people who already have 2 others." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45824504))
- No digital screens or software (2 comments): "the concept is still a good one and the avoidance of all the digital doodads is great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45824183)) "I would gladly pay extra (in terms of OEM's profit margin) for a de-contented EV" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45827542))
- Classic, Porsche 356-inspired look (2 comments): "I like the obvious porsche 356 inspiration on this car" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834293)) "I like the fact that it looks like a "classic" car." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45826863))
- Light weight and high efficiency (2 comments): "would indicate nearly 200 mpge which is quite impressive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825849)) "590kg is amazing. Not a big fan of the body design" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45836676))

## What people warn about

- Dashboard and body look unattractive (3 comments): "The car looks beautiful and then you see the dashboard and it's just plain ugly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45834005)) "I'm not a fan of the design but like the spirit of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45823799)) "The round shapes and the glossiness make this looks like a plastic toy car to me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45833645))
- Seen as a plaything for wealthy (3 comments): "It's a plaything for the wealthy, not anything like the small spartan EV that we really need." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45825067)) "It's a recreational vehicle for booting around to and from the country club" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45835827)) "This is just a toy for the wealthy, like a golf cart." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45829582))
- Glare from roof and speedo (2 comments): "I can imagine how terribly it's going to reflect the sun from behind when the roof is folded." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45824635)) "Center mounted speedo is annoying and there's zero attempt to prevent glare from them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45828199))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Carice TC2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/carice-tc2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).