Hiriko is the name of an electric car being developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It has a very compact body, and especially also foldable to minimize the length of the vehicle, allowing it to be washed into the streets more crowded, easy parking and great thing is that it will be sold the next year with the list price will be about 16.000USD, equivalent to more than 330 million. Hiriko (also known as CityCar) is a 2 seat car, Lithium-ion battery and can run up to more than 120 miles per charge. It could rotate in place without moving, and even run horizontally, can help the driver in the yard or parking curb easily. Hiriko has a single door and window are also the front windshield, collapsible vertical body just like the space ship that we often see in movies. The door can be opened even when the car is in the folded state. It is compact but the vision of the driver when the car is in the inside cover. What makes people fear it is with a small car like that then can it protect the driver to what extent when accidents happen. However, if only to drive slowly in the crowded urban areas, people also can secure part of the accident will not be so dire as conventional cars. According DigitalTrends ...
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