Folding electric city-car Hiroko

At a meeting of the European Union on 24 February this year, the Media Laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled the full version of the emerging urban electric car, the so-called Hiriko.
This machine has brought substantial profit group of automotive designers the Basque region of Spain, but its development was based on the concepts of Media Lab at MIT CityCar (literally "city car").

The car has a new generation of folding landing gear, allowing it to occupy very little space for parking, turning on its axis. There is also full control of servo outputs in the front and rear of the vehicle, wheel robot with an integrated electric motor, track and stop braking.

Media Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has collaborated with Denokinn, the industrial sponsor of Vitoria (Spain), in order to work out the most profound design and construction Hiriko, to adapt it to future customers.

At first glance, it reminds us of the emerging concept car BRB Evolution, developed by Daniel Bailey, but the design of the new city-car is easier and more convenient for driving. Folding City car Hiriko - a vehicle designed for two passengers, having the ability to fold to reduce the parking area. Also, the development of innovative technology has been used Robot Wheels: wheel robotic modules attached to the four corners of folding landing gear, control electronics, using a servo-drive system. Thus, each robot can be controlled by the wheel itself, which allows for very compact maneuvers that are sure to help you manage the data of the vehicle in the city.

This electric machine also eliminates the traditional elements of the drive, such as transmission, engine running on gasoline, transmission, freeing up space for the folding elements. In the parking space occupied by one regular car, placed three stacked electric Hiriko - and this is a very effective solution to parking problems, especially relevant for today's megacities. Using a lithium-ion batteries last development, the city-car can travel over 100 miles on one charge. Folding Electric Hiriko could be the future of our mobility
providing excellent solutions to problems of the modern movement, especially in metropolitan areas.