LIUX’s Big microcar targets Europe’s sustainable urban mobility market
What’s the deal? Spanish electric-vehicle company LIUXDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is preparing to bring its Liux Big microcar to market after securing Europe-wide homologation. The company expects sales to begin in the first half of 2027, with an urban model priced below €18,000 before potential electric-vehicle subsidies. The Big is designed as an L7e vehicle and is intended to offer a car-like driving experience while remaining small enough for urban parking. It will initially be offered with 15 kWh and 20 kWh battery versions, with a cargo variant also planned.
Why it matters: LIUX is positioning the Big around material circularity and a shorter product life cycle. Its body uses a linen-based biocomposite designed so that the material can later be extracted and recycled, while the vehicle is intended to be easier to maintain and less exposed to rapid obsolescence than many modern cars. The batteries are not manufactured in Europe but can be recharged at home, including from solar-generated electricity. This approach reflects the company’s view that recyclable products depend on how they are designed and assembled, rather than on laboratory recyclability alone.
Operations and market: The company opened Spain’s first new car plant in more than 30 years and is preparing to scale production across three Spanish facilities. Its Azuqueca de Henares site follows a lean-management model and carries out the final production steps; LIUX says total capacity could reach 20,000 cars per year by 2030. More than 7,500 people have joined the non-paid waiting list. LIUX currently expects the Big to appeal primarily to urban households seeking a second car, while keeping open potential partnerships with European dealerships, fleet operators and companies working on autonomous-driving capabilities.
Founding team and funding: Co-founders Antonio Espinosa de los MonterosDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and David Sancho DomingoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → previously worked on sustainable consumer products and electric-vehicle engineering respectively. Espinosa previously co-founded Auara, while Sancho worked on the Bóreas hybrid supercar. LIUX reported that it had secured €16 million, including European funding, to bring the urban Big to market through partnerships with dealerships across Europe. The company had 65 employees at the time of reporting.
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