Asahi Pocket was a Japanese one-seat electric “moped minicar” (gensuki minicar) marketed by the small firm Eco Challenge (Gōshi-gaisha Eco Challenge) in the early 2000s. According to later reference material, the vehicle originated as an evolution of the Pocket600, a micro-EV designed and built in 1999 by Asahi Engineering, with Eco Challenge applying further revisions before selling it as the Asahi Pocket. It also appeared in period event…