{"id":30678,"date":"2012-08-17T17:55:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T09:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=30678"},"modified":"2012-08-17T17:55:39","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T09:55:39","slug":"hiriko-the-electric-foldable-car-will-go-on-sale-soon-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/17\/hiriko-the-electric-foldable-car-will-go-on-sale-soon-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiriko the Electric Foldable Car Will Go On Sale Soon (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coming next year, you might spot the Hiriko electric foldable car on the road (not in Singapore). It is finally ready for sale at US$16,000. I am sure many will be interested.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/17\/hiriko-the-electric-foldable-car-will-go-on-sale-soon-video\/hiriko\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?fit=550%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,309\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hiriko\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?fit=550%2C309&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30680\" title=\"hiriko\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?resize=550%2C309\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/hiriko.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hiriko is developed by researchers from the Changing Places group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in collaboration with the Basque Center for Innovation. It is able to &#8220;transform&#8221; to make itself more compact and thus more efficiency in saving space during parking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/17\/hiriko-the-electric-foldable-car-will-go-on-sale-soon-video\/attachment\/3725476456\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?fit=585%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"585,365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3725476456\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?fit=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?fit=585%2C365&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30679\" title=\"3725476456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?resize=585%2C365\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?w=585&amp;ssl=1 585w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/3725476456.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The car has limited storage area, and it needs high headroom to park. There is no information on the specifications. Here is a video on a working model.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/45889231\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"599\" height=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And here is proof of concept of how it can help to save space.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jZKWl34N3O0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/cp.media.mit.edu\/research\/54-citycar\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Hiriko Website<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/cars\/hiriko-folding-car-to-go-on-sale-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming next year, you might spot the Hiriko electric foldable car on the road (not in Singapore). It is finally ready for sale at US$16,000. 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