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Car design legend dubs Tesla Cybertruck as “Picasso of automobiles”

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In a way, one could argue that designing and creating the Cybertruck was an exercise in deconstruction. It’s designed to do pickup truck things, but it comes in a package that does not look like a traditional pickup truck at all. “He was the artist of decomposition of reality,” he said.

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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen brand released design sketches of the ID. AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market. Stylistically, it also follows the unmistakable design language of other Volkswagen electric vehicles, such as the ID.4 For example, the exterior design of the five-meter-long ID.

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DOE intends to award up to $37M to advance EV battery recycling, transportation and design

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of intent to release a funding opportunity that would provide up to $37 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to advance electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling, transportation, and design (DE-FOA-0003120). As of July 2023, more than 3.9

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Six Japan-based companies establish Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels

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Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel. ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co.

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Fisker Ocean Wins Two Automobile Awards in France, for Best Full Electric Vehicle 2023 and SUV of the Year 2023

Electric Cars Report

The all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV has won both Best Full Electric Vehicle and SUV of the Year at the Automobile Awards 2023, the prestigious French mobility awards competition.

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

The Truth About Cars

The world lost one of its preeminent car designers today, as Marcello Gandini has passed away at the age of 85. Though perhaps best known for the flashy and outrageous Lamborghini Countach, Gandini’s pen was applied to many other Italian, German, French, British, Japanese, and Swedish concepts and production designs.

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Tesla Robovan | Automobile Information

Baua Electric

In the past, AutoForecast Answers instructed Automobile Information , “Tesla should introduce a large commercial van in 2024, depending on how the rollout of the Cybertruck proceeds.” Based on Twitter customers’ feedback in regards to the van, Musk recommended any unutilized cars will have to have a futuristic design.