Olivia: Armadillo-T Foldable Micro Electric Car The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) released a small electric car that completely folds in half when parking to alleviate city crowding. The team named the car after an armadillo because they studied the animal's movements when rolling up into a ball to help create the car's design. Armadillo-T has four-wheel drive, is all electric, and seats two, when folded, it takes up a third of a normal sized parkingspace in Korea. Watch the video here. Photo 2 of 6 in Friday Finds 08.23.13 by Eujin Rhee

Friday Finds 08.23.13

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Olivia: Armadillo-T Foldable Micro Electric Car

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) released a small electric car that completely folds in half when parking to alleviate city crowding. The team named the car after an armadillo because they studied the animal's movements when rolling up into a ball to help create the car's design. Armadillo-T has four-wheel drive, is all electric, and seats two, when folded, it takes up a third of a normal sized parkingspace in Korea. Watch the video here.