▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁Hi ri ko ▁F olds ▁to ▁fit ▁in ▁a ▁typical ▁urban ▁par king ▁space . ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁whe els ▁can ▁turn ▁ 6 0 ▁degrees ▁left ▁or ▁right , ▁en abling ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁travel ▁side ways , ▁which ▁makes ▁parallel ▁par king ▁a ▁very ▁easy ▁man eu ver ▁to ▁accomplish , ▁and ▁this ▁flex ibility ▁allows ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁spin ▁on ▁its ▁central ▁axis . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁battery ▁pack ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁vehicle ' s ▁floor ▁producing ▁a ▁low ▁center ▁of ▁gravity . ▁ ▁The ▁driver ▁and ▁the ▁passenger ▁enter ▁and ▁exit ▁the ▁car ▁through ▁the ▁front ▁h atch ▁that ▁houses ▁the ▁wind sh ield . ▁The ▁conventional ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁and ▁the ▁bra ke ▁and ▁thro tt le ▁controls ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁device ▁similar ▁to ▁an ▁air plane ' s ▁y oke . ▁When ▁the ▁driver ▁push es ▁the ▁control ▁stick ▁forward ▁the ▁car ▁spe eds ▁up , ▁while ▁when ▁pulled ▁back ▁the ▁car ▁slow s ▁down . ▁Turn s ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁moving ▁the ▁y oke ▁control ▁left ▁or ▁right . ▁ ▁Dem on str ation ▁projects ▁▁ ▁Production ▁aim ing ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁test ▁pre - production ▁cars ▁began ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁in ▁V itor ia - G aste iz , ▁Spain . ▁These ▁demonstr ation ▁vehicles ▁were ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁display ▁and ▁testing . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Hi ri ko ▁and ▁Deutsche ▁Bahn ▁announced ▁an