▁trial ▁aim ing ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁pre - production ▁cars ▁began ▁in ▁V itor ia - G aste iz , ▁Spain , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A ▁pilot ▁program ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁integrate ▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁F old ▁into ▁Deutsche ▁Bahn ' s ▁railway ▁service ▁to ▁allow ▁their ▁customers ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁vehicle ▁park ed ▁at ▁the ▁station ▁with ▁which ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁last ▁mile ▁of ▁the ▁journey ▁to ▁their ▁final ▁destin ations . ▁ ▁Production ▁was ▁planned ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁ret ail ▁deliver ies ▁initially ▁scheduled ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁starting ▁at ▁ ▁() ▁plus ▁battery ▁le asing ▁fe es . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁cons ort ium ▁announced ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁having ▁difficulties ▁to ▁continue ▁with ▁the ▁commercial ▁development ▁phase ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁finan cing . ▁Six teen ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁debut ▁of ▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁the ▁firm ▁col lapsed ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁any ▁production . ▁Only ▁one ▁test ▁vehicle ▁and ▁two ▁semi ▁finished ▁ones ▁were ▁ever ▁produced . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁public ▁pro sec utors ▁in ▁Spain ▁accused ▁six ▁business men ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁of ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁concept ▁behind ▁the ▁Hi ri ko ▁urban ▁electric ▁car ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived