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.
Renault Twizy EV to Receive Tuning Pack by Specialist-Tuner Elia
1 Jul 2012, 09:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Renault Twizy has received a very warm welcome, in Europe. This is also reflected in sales figures, but also in the many very positive reviews scattered across the web. However, with its quirky styling which we think is by no means a bad look, ...
Russian Garbage Truck Spills Load Onto the Street
1 Jul 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Garbage collection definitely never seemed like a particularly interesting job for anybody, so we suspect that the people who operate in this line of work are often frustrated by the lack of diversity that they decide to balance their fully-laden t...
Another Massive Truck Crash in Russia
1 Jul 2012, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Trucks carry massive inertia and are very hard to stop, once they are on the move. So, it is thanks to Russian dash-cams that we get to see the kind of traffic accidents that take place there, in order to avoid and prevent them any way we can. This...
Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Successfully Completes Testing
1 Jul 2012, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The flying car is an idea that has been with us from the very inception of both cars and airplanes. Various types of crosses between a car and a plane have been tried out over the years, and some were actually very good. Joining the latter category...
Citroen Launches DS4 and DS5 in China
29 Jun 2012, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chinese people are able to, as of yesterday, to feast their eyes on what Europe’s finest car designers have come up with: the Citroen DS4 and DS5 (which we recently tested and enjoyed very much). The DS range was launched in China with a ...
Renault ZOE - Frontal Crash Test
29 Jun 2012, 14:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The ZOE, being a Renault will definitely be a very safe car, and we have no doubts whatsoever about that. It is because the French manufacturer has its own test center in Lardy, a test center which they inaugurated last year and was meant specifica...
Thief Steals Camera Filming Him in the Act
29 Jun 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Stealing various electronic gadgets from cars is considered an easy way to make a quick buck. However, if what you are stealing is a camera which had been filming you while you were stealing something else from another car, well, things get complic...
Truck Driver Falls Asleep at the Wheel
29 Jun 2012, 13:52 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driver fatigue is easily one of the leading causes of accidents that happen outside of towns where one has traffic lights and all sorts of distractions to keep one from falling asleep. However, once outside of town, the roads straighten out and the...
Car2Go Program Set to Launch in Toronto, Canada
29 Jun 2012, 13:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Car2Go car sharing program will be officially launched in Toronto, tomorrow, June 30th. ‘Car-sharers’ will have 250 Smart EDs at their disposal, and they will have access to these cars after registering and receiving a membership ca...
Robert Llewellyn Rides in Lightning GT Electric Supercar
29 Jun 2012, 13:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Robert Llewellyn’s channel is doing an excellent job of raising ECO awareness among motorists. In his latest video, he tries to address people’s idea that EVs can’t be fast or fun - both statements being rendered false and redunda...
McLaren Officially Announce 12C Spider
29 Jun 2012, 12:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / McLaren have officially announced a new car which will soon be added to their lineup. It is a convertible version of the MP4-12C, simply called the 12C Spider - a simpler and better name that is just better than that of its hardtop counterpart. Fro...
Jaguar XJ Plug-In Hybrid Shown at Goodwood
29 Jun 2012, 11:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In a joint project with the British Government’s Technology Strategy Board, Jaguar have created the XJ plug-in hybrid, an advanced engineering research vehicle which shows what a hybrid version of Jag’s flagship may look and feel like. ...
Chrysler Earns Fourth Consecutive Award For Promoting Healthy Employee Lifestyles
29 Jun 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While most of the world’s companies (automakers included) don’t really care about their employees, regardless of whether they are an asset to the company or not, the Chrysler group has just received its fourth consecutive yearly award f...
What Do You Call a Lada with no Roof? Cabriolada
29 Jun 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lada cars are known for their mechanical simplicity, lack of any real styling cues and the very thick sheet metal used to fabricate their bodies. The latter definitely gave these teens some problems when they hacked off the roof of this Lada Riva, ...
NASCAR Driver Jimmie Johnson Loves His Chevy Volt!
29 Jun 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know Jimmie Johnson as a 300+ km/h (186+ mph) NASCAR driver, but not many people know that during the last eight months, he’s had his very own Chevy Volt, and has used less than a quarter-tank of gasoline. He has accomplished this ...
Chevrolet Spark Set for US Debut
29 Jun 2012, 09:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Spark is a mini-car which is currently sold by GM in over 100 markets around the world. It is badged as Chevrolet, Holden and even as a Daewoo (for the South Korean market). It will make its US debut “later this year”, acc...
Nissan to Manufacture 2013 Sentra in Mississippi - Will Create 1,000 New Jobs
29 Jun 2012, 09:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan’s all new Sentra, a ‘baby-Altima’, if you will, has been completely redesigned from the ground up, for the 2013 model-year. While the old Sentra models had only been manufactured in places like Mexico (where production will...
New Suzuki ‘HAVE TO have it’ UK Ad Campaign Launches July 2nd
29 Jun 2012, 08:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Suzuki have decided to boost the image and sales of their 8 model-strong UK range by launching a new large advertising campaign called ‘HAVE TO have it’. It is the brainchild of a newly appointed advertising agency, The Red Brick Road, ...
Cheapest Fuel Saving and Safety Measure
29 Jun 2012, 08:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever tried to drive your conventionally-powered car (no hybrids, EVs or any sort of alt-fuel) economically, but you just weren’t able to? It is very hard to refrain yourself from pressing the gas just that little bit harder either to...
Hamilton and Button Explain Hypothetical London F1 Grand Prix
29 Jun 2012, 08:03 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Street circuits are easily the most exciting kind of race tracks, and a perfect example of that is the Monaco GP, which is by far the most eagerly anticipated F1 venue of the year, at least for fans, as drivers find it very demanding to drive. H...