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.
Jaguar Unveil 2013 XF, XF Sportbrake and XJ
29 Jun 2012, 07:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2013 model year brings us a slightly refreshed range of Jaguars, with the biggest addition to the new XF range is the Sportbrake (estate) version, as well as two new petrol engines, which are available for both the sedan and the estate, as well...
18-Wheeler Topples Over in Canada
28 Jun 2012, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We cannot stress enough how dangerous driving alongside and amongst big-rig trucks can be. After a Russian truck toppled over and another one crashed into multiple other cars causing explosions, it’s now time for a Canadian truck driver to ge...
Norwegian Roskva Electric Motorbike to Be Revealed July 7
28 Jun 2012, 15:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may remember a mid-May article in which we previewed the Norwegian-designed Roskva electric motorbike. It is a project undertaken by five engineering students at the University of Life Sciences, in Oslo. Now, an official reveal date has been se...
Mazda Rebadge Suzuki Kei Car and Give It Ironic Name
28 Jun 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While kei cars are extremely popular in Japan, Westerners have been struggling to understand their appeal for years. Apparently, they are so successful in Japan (and India) that Mazda has rebadged a Suzuki Palette and relaunched it under the name &...
Former Real Madrid Defender Roberto Carlos in His Bugatti Veyron
28 Jun 2012, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Spanish football club Real Madrid is one of the largest and best known football clubs in the world. You may be familiar with their former defender, Brazillian player Roberto Carlos, who played for the famed Spanish club for over eleven years, from ...
Mandy Moore Gets Coffee in Her Prius
28 Jun 2012, 13:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mandy Moore was recently photographed in Glendale, California, while driving her bog-standard Toyota Prius, sporting the blandest possible paint job, silver, on her way to get coffee. Sure, if she had been spotted in a fire-breathing lime-green...
Renault Twizy Selling Well in Germany
28 Jun 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Europeans have really taken a liking to Renault’s electric offerings, with Germany in particular registering impressive sales figures, for niche cars like EVs. During the first five months of the year, more than 1000 Twizys have been sold in ...
Tesla Developing All-Electric Mercedes-Benz B-Class
28 Jun 2012, 12:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As we had previously reported at the end of May, the Daimler group had reportedly contacted Tesla Motors regarding the development of an all-electric vehicle. At first, it was thought that the vehicle in question would be an all-electric A-Class, b...
Renault Planning ZE Range Expansion - Considering Performance Model
28 Jun 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s range of EVs is one of the most comprehensive of any manufacturer currently selling all-electric cars. However, the French manufacturer will not stop with its current lineup of four cars (Fluence, Twizy, Kangoo) including the Zoe, a...
New Chrysler 300C Hits China
28 Jun 2012, 11:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current generation Chrysler 300C was released last year, but despite the car being a considerably better package than its predecessor and having clever marketing campaign to back it up, it wasn’t the hit that the manufacturer intended it ...
NWG Zero - Small Two-Seater EV with Italian Flair · Video
28 Jun 2012, 10:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having recently been blessed by the Pope, Italian EV manufacturer NWG has a promising future ahead, if we were to judge by the blessing itself, but also by looking at their first and only product to date, the ‘Zero’ two-seater EV. Fr...
Pope Benedict Receives Two-Seater EV as Donation
28 Jun 2012, 10:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Pope Benedict the Sixteenth has made it perfectly clear on several occasions that he fully supports EVs and a reduction of the Vatican’s gas emissions (the most recent Popemobile is a plug-in hybrid). Now, he can begin to apply the ‘gre...
100 Year-Old Nickel-Iron Battery Technology Gets Boost
28 Jun 2012, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The most common type of batteries used in pretty much anything from your mobile phone to electric cars are lithium-ion batteries. They have been steadily developed over the years and, now, they (almost) meet our electricity storage needs. However, ...
JPods Solar-Powered Suspended Rail Vehicles May Solve Mobility Needs
28 Jun 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As scientists and thinkers around the world ponder the problem of transporting people from their home, to where they want to go and then back home again, and doing so while using as little energy as possible, they come up with various solutions, so...
People Love the Tesla Model S
28 Jun 2012, 08:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It’s been almost a full week since the official launch of Tesla’s Model S. So, is less than a week enough time for people to form an opinion? Yes, and first signs are extremely good and promising, if we are to judge things by the reacti...
BMW - GM Fuel Cell Cooperation Deal Crumbles
28 Jun 2012, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In December of 2011, BMW and Toyota signed an agreement to facilitate a joint effort on the development of lithium-ion batteryies and hybrid technology. The same period was also marked by talks between BMW officials and their GM counterparts to col...
Spyshots: 2013 Ford Mondeo Sedan
28 Jun 2012, 08:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The new Fusion-based Ford Mondeo is on its way. It was recently spotted testing in the Alps, sporting some minor camouflage to mask the very limited exterior design changes that will set it apart from its US counterpart - different front and rear b...
Carjacker Who Can’t Drive Stick Gets Ride from Victim
28 Jun 2012, 07:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The city of St. Louis Missouri was the stage for an amusing carjacking attempt. Apparently, the victim was just minding his own business, in the parking lot of St. Louis University, on Sunday night, when a man with a gun demanded all his money. ...
Fiat Abarth 695 Esse Esse Onboard
27 Jun 2012, 15:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With so many Fiat 500s out and about on the streets of the world, some (younger) people may not even realize that the 500 is actually a modern (and very commercial) interpretation of a 1960s classic. This video shows the original car, with a bit of...
Opel Ampera is Europe’s Best Selling EV
27 Jun 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While not matching Americans’ enthusiasm for the Chevy Volt, Europeans have taken a liking to the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera, the Volt’s European counterpart. Admittedly, we’re not surprised that the Ampera is appreciated, as the Volt o...