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The electric Pininfarina Battista has finished its first high-speed test at the Nardò test track in Italy.
This is one of nine prototypes being used to tune the car, which has torque vectoring and five selectable driving modes.
Pininfarina will build 150 examples of the 1873-hp Battista, with first deliveries scheduled for 2021.
After completing engineering work on simulators and in wind tunnels, Pininfarina engineers have put the Battista hypercar on a real-world playing field. The electric coupe, with its claimed 1873 horsepower and 1696 lb-ft of torque, whizzed through its first round of high-speed laps on the 7.8-mile-long banked circuit at the Nardò test track in southeastern Italy.
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Pininfarina would have had some insider trading about what to expect on the speed and handling courses there, since Croatian hypercar maker Rimac tested the upcoming—and closely related—Rimac C_Two at the same place almost exactly one year ago. Pininfarina paid Rimac $91 million for the carbon chassis and EV powertrain, the same as the one found in the C_Two.

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Next up is a testing program that puts nine prototypes on more tracks as well as public roads. People in white coats and Balenciaga sneakers need to hone the Battista’s suspension, four-motor torque-vectoring system, brake feel, aerodynamics, and regeneration from the Brembo CCMR carbon-ceramic brakes. There are also five driving modes to tune: Calma, Pura, Energica, Furiosa, and Carattere.
On top of that, the Battista needs its soft luxuries fettled, including the “external soundscape” the hypercar creates while moving slowly. Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R or Pirelli P Zero tires wrap around a set of 20-inch Prezioso wheels, or staggered 20- and 21-inch Impulso wheels, both in forged aluminum. Pininfarina promises a zero-to-62 mph sprint in less than two seconds, a run to 186 mph in less than 12 seconds, and a top speed of 217 mph. It’s expected to reach customers starting in 2021.
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The ultra-compact Toyota C+pod EV is currently available for corporate and local government fleets.
Toyota plans to offer the 12-horsepower two-seater to consumers before 2022.
Totota recently announced plans to bring 60 new electrified vehicles to market by 2025 including a solid-state-battery–powered EV.
Toyota has long had the technology for battery electric vehicles. In addition to its highly successful hybrid vehicles, the automaker built and sold two generations of the very limited edition RAV4 EV back in 1997. Still, the company has been slow to adopt EVs for the masses. Even the automaker’s president, Akio Toyoda, believes that electric vehicles are overhyped and has warned against countries banning gas-powered automobiles.
But that hasn’t stopped Toyota from announcing the diminutive C+pod for Japan. This tiny EV will initially be available for corporate and local government fleets during its current limited launch. Those looking for an eensy-weensy EV to cruise around Tokyo don’t fret, as the automaker intends to offer the vehicle to consumers by 2022.
According to Toyota, the electric C+pod will have a WLTP range of 93 miles thanks to a 9.1-kWh battery pack. Its single 12-horsepower electric motor will push the tiny vehicle to a top speed of 37 mph, so don’t expect to see it on the freeway anytime soon. It’s smaller than a Smart Fortwo and lines up more with the weird but enjoyable Renault Twizy.

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The C+pod is part of Toyota’s desire to expand partnerships in the mobility and electrification world. In addition to making the C+pod a go-to vehicle for car-sharing programs in a dense urban environments, it’s also launching Toyota Green Charge with Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co. to create a single point of contact for corporations to adding electric charging infrastructure.

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Toyota has stated recently that it intends to introduce 60 new electrified vehicles by 2025 that include EV, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. We’re also expecting the company to unveil an electric SUV for Europe in 2021. The Japanese automaker has also stated that it intends to introduce a vehicle equipped with a solid-state battery sometime in the first half of this decade.
So while its leadership isn’t keen on EV regulations, Toyota is making inroads to getting EVs on the road—even diminutive ones.
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Volkswagen and Greece have agreed to replace internal-combustion-powered vehicles with EVs on the island of Astypalea to create a “smart green island.”
In addition to EVs, the island will also have electric scooters and bikes and a charging infrastructure installed.
The project is expected to last six years and will be powered by wind and solar energy.
The transition from internal-combustion engines to electric vehicles will take decades. Even if automakers overnight switched to building more EVs than gasoline-powered vehicles, the petrol-powered legacy will survive for years. It certainly seems that the only way to make the transportation system substantially greener is to switch out the gas cars for electric ones, and that’s what Volkswagen and Greece are doing with the island of Astypalea.

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The German automaker and the Greek government have come to an agreement to make Astypalea a “smart green island.” The plan is to transition the current transportation to EVs and mobility services and implement renewable power generation. The plan includes replacing 1500 gas-powered vehicles with 1000 EVs, installing charging stations, bringing in e-scooters and e-bikes, and replacing the current bus system with ride-sharing and car-sharing solutions.

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In addition to private vehicles, police, emergency services, and fleet vehicles will transition to EVs. The energy needed to power all of this for the 38.6-square-mile Mediterranean island will be provided by local solar and wind energy.
While the island itself has only approximately 1300 residents, it’s visited by 72,000 tourists each year. VW and Greece haven’t named a date when this transition will take place, but the project is expected to run for six years.
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