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Jaguar’s 2013 Mille Miglia adventure – photos & video

David Gandy & Yasmin Le Bon cross the Mille Miglia finishing line in a Jaguar XK120 David Gandy & Yasmin Le Bon cross the Mille Miglia finishing line in a Jaguar XK120 Jaguar have been off playing at the 2013 Mille Miglia, and we have pictures and video of their outing with a pile of famous faces – and an F-Type or five. We’re pretty sure the Jaguar entries for the 2013 Mille Miglia were all about celebrating Jaguar’s great history in the original Mille Miglia event. And there’s plenty to celebrate and great historic Jaguars to show off too, like the XK 120 and the C Type.

Better Place Electric Car visitor centre opens

Better Place have opened a visitor centre in Israel to demonstrate their battery swap technology for electric cars Last October we wrote about a start-up company in Israel – Better Place – that had a new way forward for electric cars by taking the purchase of battery packs out of the equation, and was developing a system for ‘Battery Swap’ stations where electric car owners could drive in and swap their battery pack for a fully-charged one in a few minutes. That story first brought to our attention our favourite quote of last year – by Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn – who said “A hybrid is like a mermaid: if you want a fish, you get a woman; if you want a woman, you get a fish.” Which probably explained why Nissan – and its partner Renault – got involved with Better Place. Better Place aims to address the main concerns of electric car drivers by making the battery packs in electric cars ‘swappable’.

Interior Motives China Conference 2010: Day 2

Session 5: Color and Trim On the second day of the conference, Andreas Wlasak, Vice President of Industrial Design at Faurecia, opened proceedings by announcing that the company plans to open a design studio in Shanghai this year. "A design centre in Shanghai – a new place in China for 2010 – this is a commitment," he declared. Wlasak then asked what OEMs should look for in terms of visualizing the concept of ‘green' design inside the vehicle interior: "OEMs might look for 'visual' green – how can you make it visible that the vehicle is efficient and reducing CO2?" He believed real wood is one likely way of achieving this, as people want to feel natural surfaces, and he also envisaged translucent surfaces playing a key role in years to come.