Tag: design
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Mercedes Design Boss Says That A Three-Box Sedan With An EV Battery Pack “Looks Shit”
Mercedes, once the standard-bearer for the traditional three-box sedan, has been slowly phasing them out of its lineup for more swoopy sedans. And that’s intentional, says Gorden Wagener, the automaker’s head of design. Electrification, the designer told Top Gear, will kill the traditional sedan shape and the reasons for that are many. “Aero is one.…
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The i4 Is BMW’s Answer To Tesla Model 3; Sprints From 0-100 kph in 4 secs
BMW has taken the wraps off the all-new i4, their first all-electric four-door coupe. The BMW i4 is based on the 4-Series platform and it meant to take competition to the likes of the Tesla Model 3. The design of the new i4 may sure be polarizing, but it is in line with BMW’s newer ICE-powered…
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Frank Stephenson “Blown Away” By The Bugatti Bolide’s Design
The Bugatti Bolide is still among the most mad track-focused hypercars ever imagined and while it’s not yet been given the thumbs up for generation, we’t got little uncertainty clients would line-up in their droves to buy one when it got the green light. The Bugatti Bolide is powered by a modified 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16…
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Elon Musk launches $250 Teslaquila following April Fools’ Day joke
Electric-car manufacturer Tesla has launched its own branded tequila, that comes in a lightning-bolt-shaped jar , after founder Elon Musk indicated the idea for a joke on 1 April 2018. About April Fools’ Day in 2018, the American entrepreneur joked that Tesla had gone “entirely and totally shattered”, leading to him being”found passed out from…
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Canyon unveils “revolutionary” pedal-powered concept vehicle
German bicycle manufacturer Canyon has developed a Future Mobility Concept vehicle with four wheels and an enclosed cockpit like a car but a pedal-assisted electric bike under the hood. According to the brand, the design offers “a revolutionary alternative to both the automobile and the bicycle” by sheltering the driver from the elements and offering…
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Arturo Tedeschi redesigns historic Milan tram for a post-Covid world
Italian architect Arturo Tedeschi has designed a tram concept for the city of Milan called Passerella, which can be outfitted with unobtrusive social distancing options. Designed as a modern take on the traditional ATM Class 1500 tram, that was initially introduced to the city in 1929, the Passerella reinterprets the proportions and style of the…
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NASA revives “worm” logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will utilize the Danne & Blackburn-designed”worm” symbol for the very first time since 1992, while its astronauts will introduction SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station starts tomorrow. The astronauts will be carried aboard SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, signaling the very first time that astronauts will…
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Daily coronavirus architecture and design briefing: 7 April
Daily coronavirus briefing: today’s architecture and design coronavirus briefing includes an Iranian shrine being used to make masks, Foster + Partners‘ design for a face shield and a ventilator prototype by Tesla. Foster + Partners designs open-source laser-cut face shield Foster + Partners has created a shield that can be manufactured quickly and disassembled, sanitised and…
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Dyson designs ventilator in 10 days to supply NHS
British technology firm Dyson has made a ventilator and can be primed to make 15,000 units in the coming weeks to help meet the demand brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Named CoVent, the ventilator was developed by the company in just 10 days, following Dyson was one of the producers contacted by Prime Minister…
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Micro unveils electric bubble car and three-wheeled e-scooter
Swiss company Micro has launched a retro-style electric automobile , motorcycle and scooter as part of its vision for near-future micro-transport in towns. Even the automaker unveiled four unique models — an updated version of its Microlino microcar from 2016, a new e-motorcycle and also two new e-scooters, designed to be used in urban surroundings.…