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- U Design: VW Ayoreo Design Concept for a More Affordable Alternative to the Tesla Model S
- This Lady Doesn't Understand What's Wrong With her Car…
- EU Wants to “Drastically” Reduce Vehicle Noise Levels, MEPs Think Suggested Law is Overambitious
| U Design: VW Ayoreo Design Concept for a More Affordable Alternative to the Tesla Model S Posted: 22 Dec 2012 10:32 AM PST  It's been a few years since the first modern-era electric cars started to become available to the masses, and even though they haven't exactly set the market on fire, they're slowly gaining pace in the automotive marketplace. Over the next few years, we're going to see many new battery-powered models going on sale, be that with pure electric drivetrains like the BMW i3 or EV's with a range extender such as the Cadillac ELR Coupe. Along with carmakers, automotive designers are also preparing for the things to come. Erik Sætre, a Norwegian Industrial design-engineering student who is currently doing an exchange year at the UK's Coventry University, sent CarScoop a concept study he created for an all-electric Volkswagen four-door coupe named the Ayoreo.
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| This Lady Doesn't Understand What's Wrong With her Car… Posted: 22 Dec 2012 09:37 AM PST  If you're pushing your gas pedal to the metal with your engine sounding like a jumbo jet during liftoff but you're still moving slower than a hungry turtle dashing through peanut butter, then we'd say that's a sign there's something seriously wrong with your ride. Try telling that to this Croatian woman who was driving a Peugeot 206 CC in the city of Zagreb. No, really, we dare you, try telling her. CarScoop tipster and reader Luka C. explains: Read more »   |
| EU Wants to “Drastically” Reduce Vehicle Noise Levels, MEPs Think Suggested Law is Overambitious Posted: 22 Dec 2012 07:14 AM PST  The first-ever legislation imposing limits on the level of noise emitted by motor vehicles in Europe was introduced in 1970, when the European Union harmonized its member states' varying requirements into a uniform rule. It has been updated from time to time since then, of course, with the latest legislation been put into effect in 2007. Since half of the EU's urban population is exposed to noise levels above 55 db because of ambient road noise and medical research has shown that persistent exposure to high levels of traffic noise may impede one's health, the EU's Environmental Committee thought it was about time they took another look at the legislation. Read more »   |
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