▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁first ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Ren ault ▁Zo om ▁concept ▁car . ▁The ▁fol ding ▁city ▁car ▁was ▁invent ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁by ▁Engel bert ▁Z as ch ka , ▁a ▁three - w he eler ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁cyl inder ▁engine ▁on ▁the ▁rear , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁dis ass emble d ▁into ▁three ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁The ▁Hi ri ko ▁car ▁is ▁a ▁two - se at ▁all - elect ric ▁micro car ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁short - distance ▁urban ▁tri ps ▁intended ▁for ▁car ▁sharing . ▁The ▁micro car ▁is ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁l ith ium - ion ▁battery ▁pack ▁that ▁allows ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁drive ▁mot ors ▁are ▁located ▁inside ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁whe els , ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁electron ically ▁controlled ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁cons ort ium ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁develop ▁three ▁versions : ▁the ▁F old ▁micro car , ▁of ▁which ▁one ▁demonstr ation ▁car ▁was ▁completed ; ▁the ▁A la i , ▁a ▁convert ible ; ▁and ▁the ▁L aga , ▁a ▁small ▁tr uck . ▁ ▁The ▁Hi ri ko ▁F old ▁we igh s ▁less ▁than ▁, ▁has ▁an ▁extended ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁its ▁h ing ed ▁body ▁allow ▁the ▁micro car ▁to ▁ret ract ▁its ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁modules , ▁en abling ▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁to ▁fol d ▁up wards ▁to ▁ ▁for ▁par king . ▁This ▁feature ▁allows