A New Folding Car Shrinks to Fit Motorcycle Parking Abigail Klein Leichman - ISRAEL21c
go to original October 26, 2017

City Transformer - Introduction (CT - City Transformer)

A new vision for urban transportation will be unveiled at the fifth annual International Fuel Choices and Smart Mobility Summit, October 31 to November 1 in Tel Aviv.

The made-in-Israel City Transformer is an electric smart car whose wheelbase folds in at the push of a button to fit into a motorcycle parking space. City Transformer is touted as the world’s first vehicle of its kind.

... After the wheelbase is folded in, the basic two-seat City Transformer shrinks from about 1.48 meters (under 5 feet) to just one meter (3.2 feet) in width. Its 2.35-meter (7.7-foot) length matches the size of a motorcycle parking spot.

“It has 1,000 parts instead of the 30,000 parts in a regular car,” says Meridor, “and it costs only 1 euro to drive 100 kilometers.”

The car will be engineered to go up to 90 kilometers (56 miles) per hour in drive mode and about 30 mph in parking mode as the narrowed car is maneuvering into a spot.

... City Transformer also plans to offer a three-seater for an adult and two children (think taking kids to school before work and picking them up afterward) as well as a one-seat small cargo version.

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