Spanish group demos "Hiriko" fold-up urban EV (w/ Video)

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 07:31 in Mathematics & Economics

(Phys.org) -- Ten years ago, MIT’s Media lab began working on a concept for an urban vehicle to replace bicycle sharing, and other options people were using to get them to and from public transportation, to cover that first mile, as it’s known; the distance between where they live and the train station; or the last mile, from the train to where they work. It’s a problem that has become more urgent as congestion in city centers worsens over time as cities become ever more crowded.

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