Could the folding car solve parking space woes?
Forget micro-cars – Britain’s growing parking and pollution problems may be solved by, er, folding cars. In a development likely to horrify gas guzzler Jeremy Clarkson, a British designer has come up with an eco-sportscar which doubles over at the touch of a button. RELATED ITEMS Latest news bulletin Today’s top news headlines Fine day as the parking meter turns 50 The electric BRB Evolution jacks up on its nose and slides sideways on rollers, allowing it to use 50 per cent less parking space – but leaving it looking a bit like a Dyson vacuum cleaner. The unfolded car ‘I figured two of the main problems of future cities would be pollution and over-population. With more vehicles needing more places to be stored, I came up with the concept of a folding car,’ said 22-year-old Daniel Bailey. The concept was inspired by the Peugeot 908 and Lamborghini Murcielago and designed to be more ‘sexy, sleek and mean’ than other eco-cars.
