Andrei Nedelea
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Personal motto:
"If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself" - Ferdinand Porsche
He is a strong believer in the recent developments in green car tech and especially its entertaining applications. However, for him, green is more than just a brash color sprayed onto a supercar, it's a different way of thinking and perceiving modern car culture.
Codemasters to Debut F1 2012 at Gamescon
10 Aug 2012, 08:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / British game studio Codemasters, one of the world leaders when it comes to great racing franchises, seems to be on a bit of a roll, ahead of the Gamescon gaming show, which is due to take place in Cologne, Germany, from August 15 to 19. Aside fr...
Over 36,000 Chevy Impala Police Cars Recalled
10 Aug 2012, 07:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / General Motors, which recently got sued for $3-billion, is recalling some 36,413 Chevrolet Impala Police cars, from the US, due to problems regarding the cars’ front suspension. The culprits seem to be the car’s front lower control arms...
Battery Manufactuer A123 Systems Getting $450M Cash Injection from China
9 Aug 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Battery manufacturer A123 Systems Ltd. has hit a bit of a rough patch, recently, and the company is only now starting to recover. To further boost their effort, a Chinese auto parts company, Wanxiang, will be investing up to $450- (€366-) mill...
Google Self Driving Cars Rack Up 300,000!
9 Aug 2012, 13:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Google made history recently when they managed to obtain the first license for a self driving car, in Nevada. Now, they are adding the Lexus RX450h to their line-up, in order to expand their possibilities when it comes to different types of terrain...
Citroen C4L Sedan Spotted in China
9 Aug 2012, 12:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Citroen C4L, the sedan version of the European C4 hatchback, was revealed alongside the cheaper C-Elysee, a few months ago. It was primarily destined for the Chinese market, where it has now been seen for the first time, completely uncovered. ...
Twitter to Blame for Increase in Price of Oil
9 Aug 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have observed the rise of Facebook and Twitter, over the years, we have witnessed their ascent from mere social networks, to global phenomenon status. Now, the power of Twitter has been demonstrated by a recent series of phony posts, which made ...
DB Regio Bus of Germany Orders 150 Mercedes and Setra Buses
9 Aug 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With an influx of around 2-million people every day, DB Regio Bus, a part of Germany’s national railway company Deutsche Bahn, is easily the country’s largest ‘consumer’ of city buses. Now, they will be adding an additional ...
Toyota Hilux Drifts Into Oblivion in Saudi Arabia
9 Aug 2012, 11:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / What’s the first thing you do after you crash your Toyota Hilux in Saudi Arabia, while you are illegally drifting it on a public road? You remove the number plate, of course, because it will link you to the incident and get you beheaded! A...
VW Touareg Really Hates Green Cars - Crushes Tesla Roadster and Prius
9 Aug 2012, 10:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some pictures couldn’t be more eloquent even if they had the message written all over them, and, in a way, this one kind of does. It shows an accident that took place in Denmark, a few years ago, in which a Volkswagen Touareg crushes a Tesla ...
Lithium-Ion Batteries to Be Three Times Cheaper in 2020
9 Aug 2012, 10:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While you may think no dramatic reduction in the cost of batteries is possible within the next 10 years, you’d be wron, according to McKinsey Quarterly, who have done a study on the matter. Their conclusion is that the price of batteries, and...
GM Bringing Out Buick Ampere Next Year - Rebadged Opel Ampera
9 Aug 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that GM is very keen to capitalize on the success of the Chevrolet Volt and its other variants, including the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera. Now, according to insideevs.com, next year will bring about a Buick-badged version of the Ampera, called (r...
Mitsubishi Stops Production of Peugeot and Citroen-Badged i-MiEVs
9 Aug 2012, 10:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mitsubishi signed an agreement with the PSA group, back in 2008, and the Japanese manufacturer started making and selling the Peugeot and Citroen versions of their i-MiEV. However, neither of those cars reached the kind of sales figures that the ma...
Organic Transit Vehicles ELF - Solar-Assisted Trike
9 Aug 2012, 09:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We here at autoevolution strongly support the integration of small electric motors into bicycles, because we say that the electric motor is perfectly suited for that application. On a pedal-powered vehicle, the electric engine acts as a generator w...
Mitsubishi Recalls 49 i-MiEVs in Canada
9 Aug 2012, 09:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mitsubishi i-MiEV is one of the obvious choice for those who want a relatively affordable all-electric vehicle for town use (though, it can be taken around the world successfully, it seems). However, if you have bought your i-MiEV in Canada, yo...
Codemasters Announces GRID 2 With Spectacular Trailer
9 Aug 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Thanks to Codemaster’s ultra-vast experience in the field of driving games, which range from simulators to arcade, and from off-road offerings to strictly on-road ones. In the latter category, one of their most successful asphalt-only titles ...
Nissan Europe Sales Rise in July
9 Aug 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan recorded an increase in their European market share, reaching 3.8%, with a total of 53,323 units sold on the Old Continent in July. This was supported mainly by a 15.3% increase in Eastern European sales, where Nissan managed to shift 14,540...
Walkinshaw Performance Gives Cruze Hot Hatch Pace!
9 Aug 2012, 08:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Cruze, built and sold in Australia as a Holden, has just received a power boost for its 1.4-liter turbocharged engine. The Opel-sourced unit originally produced 138 hp and 200 Nm (147 lb-ft), but Walkinshaw performance have developed a power bo...
Toyota Expands Yaris UK Range
9 Aug 2012, 07:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The latest Toyota Yaris is easily the most appealing one made by the Japanese manufacturer to date. However, to make even more so, Toyota is expanding the range of Yaris versions available in the UK, with two new ones, called ‘Trend’ an...
Mike ‘The Situation’ Gets Out of a Cadillac Escalade
8 Aug 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Jersey Shore is a show which very clearly illustrates the very low level of ‘humor’ and ‘drama’, if they can even be called that, necessary to ‘entertain’ the American public. Take this member of the show, Mi...
Button Excludes Being Alonso’s Ferrari Teammate in 2013
8 Aug 2012, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Recent speculation has suggested that, as of next F1 season, Jenson Button join Fernando Alonso, to race for Ferrari. However, the Brit clearly stated, in an interview with Autosprint, that him joining Ferrari is totally out of the question. He ...