Hiriko: The MIT-backed, Spanish Folding EV PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 03 February 2012
Let’s face it – it’s really impractical to increase the number of roads on the street, or even to increase cars on the roads, as clearly, this isn’t a practical approach to address severe traffic congestion problems. Nevertheless, there has been various approaches to address traffic standstills, and Hiriko is one of the latest efforts by MIT, in which the project is also in collaboration with Basque businesses and the Spanish government.

Basically, Hiriko is an electric vehicle, but it comes with its own bag of tricks. For instance, the bubble-esque ride is equipped with 4 independent in-wheel motors. Also, what’s even interesting about Hiriko is the fact that the car can be folded vertically, which allows the car to occupy only two-thirds of space taken by a regular vehicle. Apparently, the Hiriko will use a joystick instead of a standard steering wheel. At the moment, there are no details on range, mph, or charge speed, but 20 test vehicles have been developed so far, at a cost of $16,253 each. Here’s a good glimpse on Hiriko:

Hiriko: The MIT-backed, Spanish Folding EV

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