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Viritech partners with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar

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Viritech, an engineering company developing hydrogen powertrain solutions, is partnering with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar. Pininfarina HAS re-interpreted the Apricale’s initial reference design to create a vision of the future of zero-emissions performance motoring.

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

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Automobili Pininfarina has announced today that it is again expanding its dealership network in the United States as it looks to take advantage of the small number of electric hypercars currently on the market. Still, the fact that its first offering, the Pininfarina Batista, would be electric was a shock to many. seconds.

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Pininfarina teases its next hyper EV ‘for discerning collectors’

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Pininfarina, the brand that introduced the all-electric Battista hypercar, has teased its next upcoming vehicle, “designed for discerning collectors.” ” In the world of ultra-luxury high-performance vehicles, only a handful of companies have taken the opportunity to introduce full electric models.

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Pininfarina & Hercules Electric Vehicles partners to design Alpha electric pickup truck

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Pininfarina & Hercules Electric Vehicles partners to design Alpha electric pickup truck. The Italian design Pininfarina partners with Detroit, Michigan Hercules electric vehicles company to design Detroit automaker the Hercules Alpha electric pickup and also the other products that will be announced in the coming years.

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

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His work on the 2+2 Lamborghini Urraco show car in 1970 inspired Ferrari, who ventured away from their Pininfarina ways and employed Bertone to design the Dino 308 GT4. The Dino was a 2+2, the first V8 Ferrari, and the only Bertone design Ferrari ever used. He penned the very first BMW 5-Series of 1972.

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Pininfarina Cambiano: Eco Sport Sedan Teased Ahead Of Geneva

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Best known for its work with companies like Ferrari, Italian design house and coachbuilder Pininfarina also works on its own concepts from time to time. According to Pininfarina (via Autoweek) the new concept, named Cambiano after the city in which the.

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Rimac secures $537m in new investment round with Goldman Sachs, Softbank

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Rimac announced that it has secured $537 million in investment via a series-D investment round, including Softbank, Goldman Sachs, and Porsche, who now owns 20% of the company. According to Mate Rimac, the company will make everything from EV battery systems and PHEV systems to rolling chassis.