Posts Tagged ‘Pinin Farina’
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lightning GT.This month will see the debut of the Lightning GT electric sports car at the British Motor Show on July 23. The nano-titanate battery pack will provide 740-HP and a 0-60 sprint in just four seconds. Those batteries have also been spaced around t......
Mitsubishi i MiEV police car has SUPER ARREST POTENTIAL!
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Click image to enlargeSomewhere, our pal Mike Bumbeck is smiling, because Mitsubishi has produced yet another vehicle worthy of its classic "Super Potential" slogan. No, there's no new-fangled Starion, unfortunately, but there is now an i MiEV police car. Mitsubishi has supplied one of the teensy EV......
Mercedes runs out of gas by 2015
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Mercedes -- like a lot of other folks -- believes oil is going to run out eventually. But instead of waiting until the "Low on Oil" light comes on, the brand behind the three-pointed-star has set a goal to convert its entire fleet to run on alternative fuels by 2015. That's seven years to get off th......
Wagoner to Obama: Automakers need research money from feds
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
After being asked what the next President of the United States could do to help Detroit's automakers, Rick Wagoner, head honcho at General Motors, responded that his company could use an injection of cash for research and development into new, potentially green technology. Also mentioned were additi......
Obama critizes McCain’s $300m battery prize
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
As expected, presidential hopeful John McCain outlined a plan yesterday which would offer a $300 million cash prize to the first company able to build a better automotive battery. The proposal is part of an effort to reduce the nation's petroleum usage, in this case, by furthering the development of......
Automotive X Prize competitor to come from Hybrid Technologies
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Click above more another shot of the Hybrid Technologies supercarThe electric sportscar world, with Tesla as the only major player at the moment, may be getting a little more crowded as Hybrid Technologies is planning to produce a new vehicle with which to attack the Automotive X Prize. Known specif......
Nardelli: Chrysler open to more partnerships
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Last month, a major announcement was made regarding an effort between Nissan and Chrysler to share products. Specifically, Nissan will build a small car for Chrysler and receive a large truck in return. It seems as if the Pentastar brand could use some more help when it comes to offering the types o......
Did CARB kill the electric car?
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The General Motors EV1 has turned into one of the largest scapegoats in the automotive industry. Many people believe that the futuristic electric car was put to pasture long before its full usefulness had been met, a controversial viewpoint supported by the Chris Paine film, "Who Killed the Electric......
Tesla Roadster rated at 300 HP
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Click above for more high-res images of the Tesla RoadsterThe Tesla Roadster is like the gorgeous girlfriend that loves football, tunes a hotrod in her spare time, and doesn't believe in celebrating anniversaries and birthdays. The Roadster is a beautiful car, it runs on exhaust-free plug power, an......
Geneva ‘08 Preview: Pininfarina releases sketch of Sintesi Concept
Monday, November 19th, 2007
As we promised last month, Pininfarina has hit us with a teaser sketch of the upcoming Sintesi concept car. The show car, which will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this coming March, is the first concept the famous Italian design house will have shown in three years.Sintesi is Italian for "sum......