By Allegra Diamond, NoCamels July 26, 2018
“This article was re-published with permission from NoCamels.com – Israeli Innovation News.
Traffic congestion in Israel is on record as being the worst in the Western World, according to two reports this year by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which also upbraided the Startup Nation for having a public transportation infrastructure that is at least two decades behind many developed countries.
But even if one does manage to finally brave the gridlock to get to Tel Aviv, Israel’s business and financial hub, any resident or person who travels there on a regular basis will tell you that finding a parking spot is an exercise in futility.
A number of proposed solutions have been put forward to try to solve the traffic jams and lack of parking, including the imposition of congestion charges, ride-sharing and car-pooling initiatives like Gett, AutoTel , parking apps, and even flying cars.
City Transformer, an automotive startup based in central Israel, has come up with its own solution – an electric city vehicle featuring a folding mechanism that allows it to be narrowed to as little as one meter wide. This feature allows the car to maneuver the city better and park more easily. In fact, four City Transformer vehicles can fit in one standard parking space, according to the company.
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