A tiny revolutionary fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country as the answer to urban stress and pollution was unveiled Jan. 24 before hitting European cities in 2013.
The "Hiriko", the Basque word for "urban", is an electric two-seater whose motor is located in the wheels and which folds up like a child's collapsible buggy, or stroller, for easy parking.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, and Jesus Echave, chairman of the HIRIKO-AFYPAIDA corporate consortium, unveil the first prototype of the HIRIKO electric vehicle, at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. The car was unveiled during a large scale European social innovation initiative offering a systematic solution to major societal challenges: urban transportation, pollution and job creation
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso looks at the first prototype of the HIRIKO electric car, during the global launch of Hiriko Driving Mobility at the EU Commssion headquarters on January 24, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The electronic eco-friendly vehicle will be manufactured in deprived areas of cities who take up Hiriko's "social purpose" model. Malmo in Sweden has already signed up to trial Hiriko with Berlin, Barcelona, Vitoria-Gasteiz (the second largest Basque city), San Francisco, and Hong Kong expected to follow suit.
European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso (R) and the Spanish chairman of a consortium of seven small Basque firms under the name Hiriko Driving Mobility, Jesus Echave (L), unveil at EU headquarters in Brussels the first prototype of a tiny revolutionary electric fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country, the "Hiriko", the Basque word for "urban"
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 24: EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Jesus Echave, chairman of the HIRIKO-AFYPAIDA corporate consortiumk, sit in the first prototype of the HIRIKO electric car, during the global launch of Hiriko Driving Mobility at the EU Commssion headquarters on January 24, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The electronic eco-friendly vehicle will be manufactured in deprived areas of cities who take up Hiriko's "social purpose" model. Malmo in Sweden has already signed up to trial Hiriko with Berlin, Barcelona, Vitoria-Gasteiz (the second largest Basque city), San Francisco, and Hong Kong expected to follow suit.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 24: EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Jesus Echave, chairman of the HIRIKO-AFYPAIDA corporate consortiumk, try out the first prototype of the HIRIKO electric car, during the global launch of Hiriko Driving Mobility at the EU Commssion headquarters on January 24, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The electronic eco-friendly vehicle will be manufactured in deprived areas of cities who take up Hiriko's "social purpose" model. Malmo in Sweden has already signed up to trial Hiriko with Berlin, Barcelona, Vitoria-Gasteiz (the second largest Basque city), San Francisco, and Hong Kong expected to follow suit
European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and the Spanish chairman of a consortium of seven small Basque firms under the name Hiriko Driving Mobility, Jesus Echave, unveil at EU headquarters in Brussels the first prototype of a revolutionary electric fold-up car designed in Spain's Basque country, the "Hiriko"
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 24: The first prototype of the HIRIKO electric car, during the global launch of Hiriko Driving Mobility, at the EU Commssion headquarters on January 24, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. The electronic eco-friendly vehicle will be manufactured in deprived areas of cities who take up Hiriko's "social purpose" model. Malmo in Sweden has already signed up to trial Hiriko with Berlin, Barcelona, Vitoria-Gasteiz (the second largest Basque city), San Francisco, and Hong Kong expected to follow suit.
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