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.
BMW Unveil Updated i3 Concept with Integrated Bicycle
14 Jun 2012, 11:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / BMW have recently opened the world’s first dedicated store for their ‘i’ sub-brand, in London. Along with the new ‘i Store’, BMW have also unveiled an updated version of the i3 concept, now featuring its very own very ...
Stunning Bluebird GTL for Formula E Revealed
14 Jun 2012, 11:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula E is the result of the FIA's realisation that EVs are here to stay and their popularity will only grow, and thus they decided to have serious EV racing added to their already large variety of racing types. Officially, Formula E is expe...
Infiniti Emerg-e to Be Shown in Action at Goodwood
14 Jun 2012, 11:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Infiniti Emerg-e is a stunning looking thing, and there’s no doubt about that. It is their best design exercise so far, and some officials have stated that it’s ‘feasible’ to build a production version of the car, so it&...
A123 Systems Announce Battery Technology Breakthrough
14 Jun 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Despite not going through the happiest financial situation, A123 systems are still working on new battery technology, having recently announced a breakthrough in nanophosphate EXT, offering numerous advantages over our current battery tech. This...
New Maserati Quattroporte Spied on the Fiorano Track
14 Jun 2012, 08:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the Q1 2013 launch of the new Qattroporte by Maserati drawing ever closer, we are happy to report that the car has been spotted numerous times undergoing various testing procedures, on the road and on track. We hope that with this much testing...
Saab Reborn as EV Maker?
14 Jun 2012, 08:00 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Having followed the Saab story closely from the very beginning, we are finally relieved that the ailing Swedish carmaker has been purchased and is set to restart actual car production at some point in the (hopefully near) future. Their buyers, N...
GM to Launch Indonesian-Built MPV
14 Jun 2012, 07:58 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / GM will be launch a Chevrolet-badged practical seven-seater MPV called the Spin, a vehicle which will be built in (and for, mostly) Indonesia, and more specifically in GM’s Bekasi plant located in West Java. Production is slated to start some...
Head-On Collisions Are the Worst Kind
13 Jun 2012, 19:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve shown you lots of car crashes but the worst kind are head-on crashes, especially those which you can not escape, even if you aren’t directly involved in causing the crash in the first place. Such crashes are usually a combinat...
Honda Recalls 50,000 Civics in US
13 Jun 2012, 19:22 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda Motor Co. have announced that they will be recalling around 50,000 of their 2012 model-year Civics, sold in the US, due to possible issue with the drive shaft mechanism which may induce a loss of engine power. Officials say that the cars i...
BMW Twin-Turbo 3.0-liter Engine - Best in Category at Engine of the Year Awards
13 Jun 2012, 16:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve already mentioned BMW’s brilliant new bi-turbo straight-six petrol engine as being one of the best and cleverest new performance-orriented engines currently available on the market today, and it’s excellently suited to the 1...
Toyota Camatte - Actual Car Which Kids Can Drive
13 Jun 2012, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2012 Tokyo Toy Show was the venue chosen by Toyota to reveal the ‘Camatte’ concept. It is an odd thing to say the least, as it’s an actual car which is specially designed for kids. Thankfully, the car isn’t road legal an...
Renault-Nissan EVs - Offical Transport at Rio+20 Sustainability Conference
13 Jun 2012, 15:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The use of EVs has been promoted in South America by the Alliance, an understanding based on agreements between Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Puerto Rico and Mexico in an effort to evaluate the performance of the vehicles under constant usage...
World Health Organization Deems Diesel Fumes as 'Carcinogenic'
13 Jun 2012, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The World Health Organization (WHO) have moved the status of diesel fumes from the ‘probable carcinogen’ category to the ‘carcinogen’ category. Of course we are aware that diesel exhaust fumes, and in fact fumes in general a...
Video Shows Tesla Model S Body Painting Process
13 Jun 2012, 14:05 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After having previously shown you how the Mode S’ body panels being formed out of sheets of metal, this week Tesla are showing us the process through which the sleek lines of the sedan’s body come to life - paint. The Model S current...
Tesla Detail Future Plans - To Make Cheaper New Sedan and Crossover
13 Jun 2012, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tesla Motors, the vision of Elon Musk, took its first ‘step’ as a car company when they made Roadster number 1,000, back in 2010. With this achievement, Tesla proved that they made viable cars in a market sector where demand was high. ...
Taiwanese Man Gets Very Angry at Improperly Parked Scooter
13 Jun 2012, 12:48 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The problem of parking is a global one, at least in the hearts of the world’s largest and most densely-packed cities, like the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. The driver in this video is very angry because a bunch of scooters are blocking the entr...
Truck Tire Bursts With Disastrous Consequences
13 Jun 2012, 12:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen various accidents of different types, but we had yet to see a tire burst as it happened and how violent it really is. In the video, you will notice a truck driving on the right of the screen, and one of its left tires bursts with sever...
Motorcyclist Discovers the Danger of Riding on Ice
13 Jun 2012, 12:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The roads around Mount Lemmon, the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountain range, rising 2,791 m (9,157 ft) above sea level, are some of the most beautiful the US has to offer for both keen drivers and bikers alike. However, mountains being mo...
Lexus May Create Ultra-Efficient GS300h Diesel Rival in Europe
13 Jun 2012, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lexus have never really worried the likes of BMW, Mercedes and Audi in Europe, because it’s a well-known fact that the four-pot turbodiesel is king of the executive car market here. Cars like the BMW 520d, Mercedes E220 CDI or the Audi A6 in ...
All-Electric smart ED to Go on Sale for €18,910 in Germany
13 Jun 2012, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The all-electric Smart ED (Electric Drive) has been with us for around three years now, with the manufacturer first delivering 250 of them to the US for testing purposes, back in 2009. Well, now the car will enter official production and it will be...