Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish
Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies
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Tu_triky wrote:The car's so fast the paint is coming off.
The paint was applied while the car was in a centrifuge.
bmwracer wrote:
The paint was applied while the car was in a centrifuge.
It certainly looks like it!
60 Minutes is going to do a story on Top Gear this Sunday (10/24). :victory:
bmwracer wrote:60 Minutes is going to do a story on Top Gear this Sunday (10/24). :victory:
I knew it!!!! Andy Rooney is The Stig.
Tu_triky wrote:I knew it!!!! Andy Rooney is The Stig.
During the Roman Empire, maybe. :rofl:
bmwracer wrote:
During the Roman Empire, maybe. :rofl:
What the...I guess The Stig used to do lap times in chariots in the Circus Maximus.
Tu_triky wrote:What the...I guess The Stig used to do lap times in chariots in the Circus Maximus.
I read Rooney was trained by Ben Hur himself.
bmwracer wrote:
I read Rooney was trained by Ben Hur himself.
:hehe:
Even The Stig had a mentor!
a very eventful Korean gp today. nice circuit i thought.
kenjilina wrote:a very eventful Korean gp today. nice circuit i thought.
Hey there!
Ohisashiburi...!
Wow, both Red Bull cars fail to finish and Alonso takes over the points lead. :(
1 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2:48:20.810
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren + 14.999
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari + 30.868
4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP + 39.688
5 Robert Kubica Renault + 47.734
6 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India + 53.571
7 Rubens Barrichello Williams + 1:09.257
8 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber + 1:17.889
9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber + 1:20.107
10 Nico Hülkenberg Williams + 1:20.851
Two more races to go. :sweat:
I saw the commercial for the American Top Gear which is going to premiere on the History Channel on Nov. 21...that ish already looks lame!
Tu_triky wrote:I saw the commercial for the American Top Gear which is going to premiere on the History Channel on Nov. 21...that ish already looks lame!
Not surprised.
N one wants to see reviews of Buicks and Ford pickup trucks.
bmwracer wrote:
Not surprised.
N one wants to see reviews of Buicks and Ford pickup trucks.
Looks like they got some hick from a NASCAR event. I bet they'll be pushing some moonshine powered car for the first episode.
Tu_triky wrote:Looks like they got some hick from a NASCAR event. I bet they'll be pushing some moonshine powered car for the first episode.
Corn-powered: from the Iowa caucus. :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
Corn-powered: from the Iowa caucus. :beaten:
Hehe.
Panasonic invests $30M in electric car maker Tesla
Shino Yuasa, Associated Press, On Wednesday November 3, 2010
TOKYO (AP) -- Panasonic Corp. is investing $30 million in Tesla Motors Inc., the U.S. maker of electric sports cars, eyeing expansion in the global market for green vehicles, both sides said Thursday.
Panasonic, Japan's biggest electronics maker, will acquire about a 2 percent stake in Tesla, purchasing Tesla common stock at $21.15 per share.
Panasonic, which already makes batteries for Tesla vehicles, said the two firms will jointly market and sell battery packs for electric cars.
Shares in Panasonic jumped 3.7 percent to 1,181 yen Thursday following the announcement of the capital tie-up with Tesla.
Apart from Panasonic, Toyota Motor Corp. already has invested $50 million in the high-end electric car maker. Toyota, the world's No. 1 automaker, has also signed a $60 million contract to have Tesla help develop an electric version of Toyota's RAV4 crossover vehicle.
"It is an honor and a powerful endorsement of our technology that Panasonic, the world's leading battery-cell manufacturer, would choose to invest in and partner with Tesla," said Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk. "We believe our partnership with them will enable us to further improve our battery pack while reducing cost."
Tesla opened its first Asian showroom in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood last month, hoping to woo rich buyers before eventually widening its appeal with cheaper models.
But the company has not turned a profit since it was founded in 2003, and so far Tesla has sold only about 1,000 of its high-end electric cars. It currently sells just one vehicle, the $109,000 Roadster sports car, which is popular among celebrities and performance-car enthusiasts.
But interest is high in Tesla because of growing concerns about global warming and pollution. Governments around the world are offering tax rebates and incentives for electric car buyers, and they also won't need to ever fill up at a gas station.
Nissan Motor Co., which is bullish on electric vehicles with its Leaf set for delivery in December, expect such vehicles to grow to 10 percent of overall global sales by 2020 but other research puts the number lower. Current sales of electric cars are negligible.
Naoto Noguchi, President of Panasonic's battery cell unit, said the company hopes to build its reputation as a green company.
Last month, Tesla showed a retooled factory in Fremont, California, the site of the former joint venture between Toyota and General Motors Co., where it plans to produce its next-generation electric sedan, the Model S, in partnership with Toyota, set to start in 2012.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Panasonic-invests-30M-in-apf-2266737875.html?x=0
Shino Yuasa, Associated Press, On Wednesday November 3, 2010
TOKYO (AP) -- Panasonic Corp. is investing $30 million in Tesla Motors Inc., the U.S. maker of electric sports cars, eyeing expansion in the global market for green vehicles, both sides said Thursday.
Panasonic, Japan's biggest electronics maker, will acquire about a 2 percent stake in Tesla, purchasing Tesla common stock at $21.15 per share.
Panasonic, which already makes batteries for Tesla vehicles, said the two firms will jointly market and sell battery packs for electric cars.
Shares in Panasonic jumped 3.7 percent to 1,181 yen Thursday following the announcement of the capital tie-up with Tesla.
Apart from Panasonic, Toyota Motor Corp. already has invested $50 million in the high-end electric car maker. Toyota, the world's No. 1 automaker, has also signed a $60 million contract to have Tesla help develop an electric version of Toyota's RAV4 crossover vehicle.
"It is an honor and a powerful endorsement of our technology that Panasonic, the world's leading battery-cell manufacturer, would choose to invest in and partner with Tesla," said Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk. "We believe our partnership with them will enable us to further improve our battery pack while reducing cost."
Tesla opened its first Asian showroom in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood last month, hoping to woo rich buyers before eventually widening its appeal with cheaper models.
But the company has not turned a profit since it was founded in 2003, and so far Tesla has sold only about 1,000 of its high-end electric cars. It currently sells just one vehicle, the $109,000 Roadster sports car, which is popular among celebrities and performance-car enthusiasts.
But interest is high in Tesla because of growing concerns about global warming and pollution. Governments around the world are offering tax rebates and incentives for electric car buyers, and they also won't need to ever fill up at a gas station.
Nissan Motor Co., which is bullish on electric vehicles with its Leaf set for delivery in December, expect such vehicles to grow to 10 percent of overall global sales by 2020 but other research puts the number lower. Current sales of electric cars are negligible.
Naoto Noguchi, President of Panasonic's battery cell unit, said the company hopes to build its reputation as a green company.
Last month, Tesla showed a retooled factory in Fremont, California, the site of the former joint venture between Toyota and General Motors Co., where it plans to produce its next-generation electric sedan, the Model S, in partnership with Toyota, set to start in 2012.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Panasonic-invests-30M-in-apf-2266737875.html?x=0
^ Maybe Tesla can now cut the price of their cars to a more affordable $50,000. :rolleyes:
bmwracer wrote:^ Maybe Tesla can now cut the price of their cars to a more affordable $50,000. :rolleyes:
The Volt isn't too far behind...but with the federal tax credits and other incentives the price of those all electric cars is actually a bit lower....but yeah it's not cheap.
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