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Pininfarina grows its U.S. footprint in early bid for EV hypercar market control

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With Pininfarina’s relationship with Ferrari essentially coming to an end in 2017 with the release of the Ferrari-designed La Ferrari, it was no surprise that the famous Italian brand decided to build a car of its own. Pininfarina’s newest dealership is Salt Lake City Motorcars in Utah, the company’s 11th dealer in the U.S.,

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Tesla’s Santa Monica Supercharger imagined in new renders, but where’s the 50’s diner?

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The project finally took off after Tesla gained preliminary approval to build 62 of its fastest EV chargers across two vacant lots , located at 1401 and 1421-1425 Santa Monica Boulevard. The lot was at one time home to Steve Taub Porsche-Audi, but this dealership closed down. The new renders: 1421-1425 Santa Monica Boulevard.

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Leonardo DiCaprio & Venturi Automobiles launch Formula E electric race car team

Green Car Congress

They join international names from around the globe with IndyCar outfits Andretti Autosport and Dragon Racing, Asia’s China Racing, Super Aguri and Mahindra Racing, and European squads Drayson Racing, e.dams, Audi Sport ABT and Virgin Racing. Prince Albert II of Monaco.

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Driving Dystopia: Companies Are Getting Serious About Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Connectivity

The Truth About Cars

Someone would need to build the roadside sensors that capture vehicle data, someone would need to operate hubs that determine how to manage traffic, and someone would need to build the kind of automobiles that could respond to that without driver involvement. In April, the FCC granted waivers to Audi of America, Ford Motor Co.,

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