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The car that can fold itself up to fit a parking space
City dwellers know the most difficult part of urban driving isn’t the mental minicab drivers or suicidal cyclists, but finding a space to park the car once you have safely arrived at your destination.
But now a solution is at hand in the form of a revolutionary new car that can actually fold up to fit itself into the tiniest of gaps.
Researchers from MIT’s Changing Places group, working in collaboration with the Spanish Basque region’s development agency DENOKINN have developed the Hiriko Fold, a convenient, eco-friendly car for city commuting.
The Hiriko Fold is an ultra-compact electric car that is small enough to fit in the smallest spaces. And for those spaces that are just a little too tight, it can even fold in on itself to squeeze in.
The two-seater vehicle, which is capable of travelling up to 75 miles between charges, is even equipped with zero-turn radius wheels that allow it to move sideways – making parallel parking a cinch.
Prototypes of the Hiriko Fold are already on trial in European cities for testing and it’s now been confirmed that the vehicle is expected to go on sale in 2013.
© Daily Mail, London
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