Folding electric car to go on sale in 2013

thegreencarwebsite.co.uk 16 Aug '12, 12pm

Folding electric car to go on sale in 2013

A folding electric car first designed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is to go on sale in Europe with prices expected to be in the region of €13,000 ($16,000 US dollars) according to PSFK . Exact production levels are not known, but prototype models of the new Hiriko Fold car are already on the road, as part of European trials first launched in January (see story ). If you are lucky enough to live in Vitoria, Spain, you may have seen one already. The two seat model, which is capable of travelling around 65 miles on a single charge, features a unique folding mechanism which enables the car to squeeze into the tiniest of parking spaces. In fact three of them can fit in an ordinary car parking space. More compact than a smart car, the Hiriko Fold city car is also equipped with a independently operated ‘robot’ wheels which can turn on an axis ...

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