Andrei Nedelea
3,618 ARTICLES
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.
Future Chinese PSA Dealerships to Cater for Both Citroen and Peugeot
25 May 2012, 13:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following the recent opening of a Citroen dealership immediately adjacent to a Peugeot dealership and combining them into a single entity, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Co. have announced their desire for all future dealerships to be built in...
Local Scottish Authorities to Use 12 Nissan LEAFs
25 May 2012, 12:47 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Reducing one’s carbon footprint is the IT thing these days, and, to promote it in Scotland, some of the local authorities have adopted the Nissan Leaf as their daily driver, so a first batch of 12 cars will be bought. The dozen cars will b...
Mazda Shuffling Around its Production. Leaving Michigan
25 May 2012, 12:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing its collaboration with Fiat, Mazda seems to be going through a rather thorough process of restructuring and rethinking. Having started production of the US version of the Mazda 6 in 2005 at the Flat Rock plant, in a joint effort wi...
Fiat to Increase its Chrysler Stake in July
25 May 2012, 11:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After announcing Alfa Romeo’s joint-effort with Mazda, to design and build the new MX-5 and an Alfa-equivalent, Fiat (Alfa Romeo’s parent company) is likely to increase its stake in Chrysler from the current 58.5%, to 61.8%, within the ...
Rear-View Mirror of the Future Previewed on Audi R18 Le Mans Racer
25 May 2012, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that the sportier the car, the lower you sit, the smaller the windows are, the worse the visibility is. Well, racing cars are built to be 100% ‘sporty’ (though the term sporty doesn’t really do them justice, some times...
First Year of EcoCar2 Won by Mississippi State University
25 May 2012, 09:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / EcoCar2 is a competition which challenges 15 US universities to “reduce the environmental impact of a Chevrolet Malibu without compromising performance, safety and consumer acceptability”, according to the official site. The winners ...
Next-Gen Car Batteries Research Will Take 10 Years
25 May 2012, 09:13 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The current generation of batteries still aren’t compact enough, and still can’t store enough energy to give EVs the range of a conventionally-powered vehicle. Lithium-Ion batteries have taken over the world, powering everything from ce...
Washington State Electric Highway to Be Expanded
25 May 2012, 08:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Washington State Electric Highway is a very extensive network of EV fast charging systems, dotted along Intestate 5 and running the length of 3 states. When completed, it will span the 2080Km (1300miles), from the Canadian border, all the way t...
Saab May Be Bought by Swedish Electric Car Firm
25 May 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Saab story has definitely saddened the automotive world, but it’s not finished yet, and from the looks of it, it’s going to be more of an on-going thing, until everything is sorted out and production is resumed (hopefully). After...
Stop Eating Beef - It's Killing the Earth More that Your Car
25 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Have you ever wondered of the environmental impact of each kilo of meat you eat? Well, apparently, Dutch and Austrian scientists have applied some science to the question and they’ve come up with some concrete numbers. For example, in Braz...
Tesla Opening Showroom on the East Coast
24 May 2012, 16:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With the imminent launch of the Model S, Tesla have decided to expand their showroom network, with the addition of a 22nd one, in White Plains, New York. It will definitely not sell as well as on the sunny West Coast, but it’s a good addit...
Broken Cable Causes Nasty Surprise for Scooter Rider
24 May 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We’ve all thought about it - tying a string onto a pole, on the side of the road, running to the other side and pulling the cable as an unsuspecting bicycle or scooter rider passes by, and then pulling the string. Well, sadly for the woman...
Honolulu Gets the Crown as the Most Congested US City
24 May 2012, 15:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The US has a population of around 313-million inhabitants, and a decent chunk of land for the population to be spread on. However, as with most of the world’s countries, the distribution of people is not ideal, and thus huge cities crop up, c...
Real Housewives of OC's Gretchen Rossi with her New Rolls Royce Ghost
24 May 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We are bombarded every day with the idea that we have to get money, and then more money and then more and so on. This is THE main thing promoted on TV, and, without a doubt, the show Real Housewives of Orange County really pushes the idea on. Ho...
Justin Timberlake Spotted Cruising in His 1960s Pontiac GTO
24 May 2012, 14:28 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is one of the first articles involving stars and their cars in which we really can’t ridicule one’s choice of cars, or modification options, or image for that matter. We are not petty people, and when there's actually somethin...
Lexus and Infiniti Beware - Kia to Become Premium by 2017
24 May 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Who would have thought, but 5 years ago, that Kia would be where they are today. Their cars used to be bought by cash-strapped buyers who just needed basic (usually low quality) transportation from A to B. Their current line-up of products refle...
Volt - First Chevy to Attract Faithfuls of Other Brands
24 May 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that the Chevrolet Volt is a great and innovative car and one of the most efficient cars in the world now. However, we weren’t expecting this much interest in it, to be frank. Apparently, almost seven out of ten buyers&rsqu...
BMW i3 Will Be Able to Drive Itself in Town
24 May 2012, 13:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The recent improvements in adaptive cruise control technology have made today’s cars so advanced, that they can practically drive themselves. The only problem is city driving, in slow moving traffic. With the BMW i3 coming in 2013, its goo...
Peugeot 301 Sedan Officially Revealed
24 May 2012, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Peugeot has officially unveiled their new 301 sedan, which also previews their new naming policy. It is a world car, designed to appeal to buyers in various markets around the globe. They say, that they expect it to be one of their best selling mod...
102 New EV Chargers to Be Available in London
24 May 2012, 12:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With an ever-increasing Eco-awareness, and in order to avoid the Congestion Charge, many Londoners are adopting the EV lifestyle. Their life will be made much easier as of this month, with the addition of 13 new charging stations, with 102 new char...