A full-sized prototype of the Hiriko (Basque for “urban”) folding electric car was unveiled in front of the European Union Commission chief in Brussels yesterday. The tiny vehicle is the commercial ...

That the Hiriko electric car prototype is small is obvious to anyone. Perhaps less obvious is that, in parking, the Hiriko becomes even smaller. Thanks to a folding mechanism that tucks the rear of ...

One of the standout oddities at the Tokyo Motor Show this year was a Hiriko fold-up electric two-seater which received a Gundam-style makeover for the event. The colorful paint job came courtesy of ...

One of the most novel electric vehicles we've seen in recent years is the Hiriko. The Hiriko is designed for inner city car sharing schemes, initially in Europe but also touted for some U.S. cities.

Parking spots in the city are often hard to find and they always come at a price. And sometimes those spots are so small, there’s no way you can fit your car into the space. Engineers at Hiriko ...

Electric city cars are not a new concept, but in aiming vehicles at a city environment it can side-step many of the issues normally associated with EVs, such as short range and high pricing. Those ...

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The Folding Hiriko electric car has been introduced to the world firmly intent on taking up only a fraction of the space a conventional automobile does. This beast is made not only to be friendly to ...

Space-saving electric vehicles could begin to zip around European roads as early as this summer. But will they convince commuters to leave their cars at home? Motorists must be a determined bunch.

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.

UNLIKE their American counterparts, European carmakers have long been associated with small, compact runarounds like the Fiat 500, Citroen 2CV, Mini Cooper, or more recently the Smart car. That has ...