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Italvolt selects ABB for FEED for 45 GWh gigafactory in Italy

Green Car Congress

Italvolt Spa has selected ABB for Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for its planned 45 GWh gigafactory in Italy. The two companies will also jointly explore how automation, electrification and digitalization solutions can fast-track production processes for battery manufacturing.

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Pininfarina delivers first Battista all-electric hypercars to the U.S.

Teslarati

Pininfarina announced today that it has officially delivered the first Battista all-electric hypercars to clients in the United States. Pininfarina called the accomplishment “another significant milestone” for the company as it attempts to strengthen its presence in North America. Pininfarina’s first U.S.

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Automobili Pininfarina is selling 1,900 hp electric hypercars inspired by billionaire Bruce Wayne aka Batman [Video]

Baua Electric

Boutique electric hypercar builder Automobili Pininfarina has teamed up with Wayne Enterprises – a luxury brand based on the Batman franchise developed by Warner Brothers, to create four different bespoke EVs that will be produced in limited quantities and sold to consumers with pockets as deep as master Wayne’s.

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

The Truth About Cars

Born on August 26th, 1938 in Turin, Italy, Marcello Gandini was the son of a conductor. 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. Gandini’s prolific portfolio of work made a permanent mark on automotive design.

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Bluecar EV Scheduled For Production in 2011

All Cars Electric

The production version of the Pininfarina designed Bluecar EV was displayed at the Geneva Auto Show this year. According to Angori, the company has tallied 6,000 pre-orders. As Angori stated in an interview with Italy's Sore.

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