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1950-ERA CHEVY PICKUP E-RESTOMOD

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Awesome All-Electric Chevrolet 3100                                    Source:  Kindred Motorworks Kindred 3100 & RestoMod Trend San Francisco Bay area-based Kindred Motorworks produces electrified versions of vintage, iconic vehicles.  It just unveiled a classic restomod, meaning restored and modified, world of art - the Kindred 3100 electric pickup truck.  The vehicle is going into production in 2024.  It's a classic Chevy pickup, that sold new from 1947 through 1953.  The new Kindred version is electrified, modernized, modified retrofitted and restored with its original iconic design and the latest in new technologies.  The Kindred pickup is part of a significant, new automotive trend called restomod, which involves the restoration, many times electrification and technological modernization of classic, iconic cars. Tech Specs and More The Kindred ...

MERCEDES AMG ONE HYPERCAR

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 Powerful, Stunning, Once-in-a-Lifetime Car                                              Super: Mercedes AMG One Top Speed of 219 MPH The Mercedes AMG One is one powerful, hybrid-electric hypercar.  The One has the same 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine used in Mercedes' winning F1 race cars, along with four electric motors.  The combination pumps out 1,049 hp and a top speed of 219 mph.  This vehicle is street legal, race ready and is going into production, five years after it was unveiled as an eye-popping prototype.  The One is nothing short of a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime car.  Mercedes is producing only 275 vehicles priced at $3 million each. Tech Specs The vehicle is very impressive.  Mercedes developed a unique Formula 1 powertrain that enables the vehicle to drive on regular roads.  The engine can rev u...

The $700,000 Volvo P1800 Cyan

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 Sports Coupe That's Very Retro & Very Modern                                                  Source:  Cyan Racing Driving Blast From the Past With Up-to-the Minute Technologies The Swedish engineering firm Cyan Racing will debut and offer its $700,000 Volvo 1800 Cyan sports coup in August 2022 at the Monterey Car Week in California.  Built by the 5 time and current World Touring Cars Champion, Cyan Racing, the Cyan 1800 exquisitely combines classic styling with the best in motorsports technology.  This classic racing car dates back to 1960 and was created by Swedish and Italian designers.  Volvo stopped production of it in the early 1970's. It was reintroduced to rave reviews in Europe in 2020.  The car is being called "retro-mod" meaning it has the retro styling of 1960 but with ultra-modern technologies....

UK's Morgan Super 3 - 3 Wheel Car

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Super 3 is Thrilling New & Old Auto Tech                                         Super:  Morgan Motor Company Want to Speed Up to 130 mph in a Morgan Hand-Made Car? The Morgan Super 3 is a classy, new 2023 car that drives on three wheels.  It has a very retro look dating back to Morgan's founding in 1910. But it is embedded with advanced new technologies.  It's the latest classic iteration on an automotive theme by the UK's sterling car brand, Morgan Motor Cars. There are touches of the Morgan car brand of the past but also flashy digital gauges, new engineering and plans for electric powering of the vehicle for a green, automotive future.  The Morgan Super 3 is getting a lot of attention for the thrill of its ride. Technology and Design Aesthetics For starters, this is an eye-catching car that is designed to drive, thrill and impress.  It ...

Soccer Superstar Places Innovation Bets

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David Beckham Invests in UK Electric Car Startup                                             Source:  Lunaz Lunaz, Powered by Investment Money, Is Ready to Accelerate Globally Former UK soccer star David Beckham has bought a 10% stake in UK based electric car company Lunaz.  He joins Lunaz's founders and the Barclay, Reuben and Dellal families as shareholders.  Lunaz takes an innovative approach to electric cars.  It reengineers, upgrades and electrifies some of the world's most beautiful classic cars, including Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar and Range Rover.  The vehicles are retrofitted with sustainable luxury materials, re-engineered for green, clean electric battery power and digitalized for driving.  Innovative Technology The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Silverstone, UK.  The engines are designed, e...

Vintage Cars Converted to Electric in Balkan Nation

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North Macedonia Company Wires Classic Cars Electric and Green Source:  BB Classic Cars Balkan Nation Going Green  on Its Own BB Classic Cars in Skopje, North Macedonia is promoting green technology by restoring classic cars and converting them to electric.  The converted cars are being fitted with electric motors from Germany's Kessler. European Union This is the first major attempt in the Balkan nation to produce its own electric cars.  BB Classic is getting some support from the government's Innovation Fund.  North Macedonia wants to join the European Union where tougher emissions standards are due in 2020. SuperMinis Among the many classic cars it's working on, BB Classic Cars have converted the supermini Zastava 750, which is an upgraded Fiat once popular in Yugoslavia, into an electric car.  It's a zero emissions statement by North Macedonia about contributing to a greener, cleaner planet.