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.
Nissan Leaf Arizona Battery Problem Thickens
25 Jun 2012, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We previously reported that many Nissan Leaf owners from Arizona were reporting the loss of one of the 12 battery capacity bars, after only a year of use, despite Nissan’s official claims that the battery pack will still have 80% capacity aft...
Russian Bride Does Not Like Chrysler 300C Limousine
25 Jun 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This Russian bride is extremely displeased with the Chrysler 300C limousine taking her to the wedding. According to the video’s description, the driver took an alternate route to reach the destination and the bride apparently did not approve ...
Carlos Ghosn May Be Leaving Nissan
25 Jun 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Carlos Ghosn was named CEO of both Nissan and Renault in May 2005, becoming one of the most powerful people in the automotive world. However, despite being highly successful at pretty much everything he tried at Nissan, rumors have begun to circula...
UK to Have 10,000 Charging Points
25 Jun 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The UK’s EV charging network, like almost all other on continental Europe, is subject constant expansion and upgrading, in order to finally offer motorists range anxiety-free EV motoring. Estonia, a very small country, is well on its way of b...
Ride in Nissan Leaf Limo
25 Jun 2012, 09:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Nissan Leaf has finally reached ‘maturity’. No self-respecting car should be considered ‘ripe’ before getting a bespoke limo version. Also, judging by the video, the effort of transforming the Leaf into a limo has been a...
Dongfeng-Nissan to Build New Chinese Plant
25 Jun 2012, 09:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Nissan’s Chinese partner, Dongfeng Motor Co. Ltd. have announced the building of an all-new plant in Dalian, Liaoning Province. The building costs for the plant are expected to be around the $800- (€640-) million mark, and it is expected...
BMW i ‘Born Electric Tour’ Begins in Rome
25 Jun 2012, 09:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite negative rumors surrounding BMW’s ‘i’ program earlier this month, they seem to have been cleared up and the ‘Born Electric Tour’ which showcases the German manufacturer’s two green offerings (currently on...
New York State Getting 325 New Charging Points
25 Jun 2012, 08:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / New York state will soon be joining the ranks of the US states with the most EV charging stations. While the current number of 428 charging stations may not seem bad at all, Texas and Washington state each have around 800, while California is cruis...
Woman Trying to Exit Underground Car Park - Fails
25 Jun 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that getting out of an underground parking lot can be a bit of a pain, especially since you have to pay for it somewhere, then go to your car, then insert some token/ticket into a machine which lifts a gate, finally setting you free. ...
Spanish Supercar Maker Tramontana Opens First Dealership
25 Jun 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Advanced Design Tramontana is a Spanish supercar maker which manufactures extreme-looking F1-inspired machines with awesome performance. They are based in the small Catalonian town of Girona, and they have announced the opening of their first showr...
Fernando Alonso Wins European F1 GP
25 Jun 2012, 07:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the start of the current F1 season being so close, we were honestly hoping to see an 8th different driver triumphing in the European GP, held on the twisty street circuit around the port of the Spanish city of Valencia. Despite a less-than-...
Renault Looking to Build Plant in Algeria
23 Jun 2012, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Renault’s Tangiers factory in Morocco has been operating now for a few months and its main product, the Dacia Lodgy, has been greatly appreciated for what it is, as well as what it offers at an extremely low acquisition price. With the Morocc...
MINI Clubvan Revealed with UK Pricing
23 Jun 2012, 11:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For those who want to deliver whatever it is they are delivering in style, they need not look any further than the new MINI Clubvan. As its name suggests, it’s a MINI Clubman, which has been turned into a van, by not having rear windows, as w...
Pagani Zonda R EVO Spotted in Italy
23 Jun 2012, 11:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As if the Zonda R wasn’t a quick enough car, Pagani engineers have been hard at work making an even faster version of the car, ready for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, due to take place next week. The Zonda R EVO, as it is known, features...
Intoxicated Driver Asks "What Is Drugs?" After Hour-Long Police Chase
23 Jun 2012, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This man, after speeding on the highway at over 160 km/h (100 mph) for over an hour, finally ended his crazy joyride, after sideswiping three cars and nearly killing a family. As he was being apprehended, the driver is asked by a TV reporter if he ...
Elegantly Beautiful BMW M5 Ad
23 Jun 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Bonneville salt flats (and salt flats in general) form a natural attraction for the speed freak. They have been doing so for more than a century, as at the beginnings of motoring, there were no adequate roads on which to max out one’s car...
Tesla Model S Officially Launched
23 Jun 2012, 11:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / When the Governor of California attends an event, you know it’s something big! Yesterday, June 22nd, will remain in automotive history as a grand day: the day the Tesla Model S was officially launched. All speakers who took part in the event ...
Thief Caught Trying to Sell Stolen Motorbike on Facebook
22 Jun 2012, 14:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / A motorbike thief, from the UK town of Barrow, was recently apprehended after advertising a bike he had stolen, on Facebook. The thief stole the Suzuki GT250M from a backstreet, as he was walking his dog. Apparently, the bike was in very bad con...
Wayne Rooney-Designed Motorbike For Sale on eBay
22 Jun 2012, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we’ve all heard the jokes about British footballers and their cars, we never thought we’d see the day when Wayne Rooney would end up designing a custom bike to auction off for charity. Yet, here we are! The bike was made in Den...
Horex VR6 - Six Cylinder Motorbike in Action
22 Jun 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Horex VR6 has been in the works for a few years now, and against all odds, the narrow-angle V6 bike looks production ready in a recent official video posted by the manufacturer. If you haven’t heard of the Horex, it is a german motorbike ...