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Nissan EV moves electric car closer to reality

It's called the Leaf in Japan, and whether or not Nissan's production electric car carries that name in the United States, the company insists that the car will be on the road before the end of 2010. Slightly larger than the familiar Versa subcompact, the zero-emissions Leaf was unveiled Aug. 2 at a dedication ceremony for Nissan's new global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan.

One-of-a-kind 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero set for auction at Lake Como

Sure, you could spend all of your time looking at classic Ferrari race cars, Lamborghinis and a selection of pristine Alfas and Bentleys at RM Auction’s Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este event in Italy. But if you do, you might miss something really special, like this Lancia Stratos HF Zero concept. The 1970 Stratos HF Zero is from the Collection of Bertone S.p.A.

Autodesk Automotive Days - Munich 2009

Autodesk's Automotive Days design conferences, launched in Munich in 2008, have highlighted the key growth area of digital prototyping. And at last month's conference the focus was once again broadened to include coverage of conceptual design and creative visualization (at the very beginning of the design process) and design for manufacture - at the culmination of the process. Speakers from Autodesk outlined the innovative features of their latest product suites, while keynote presentations from leading automotive designers such as Frank Stephenson of McLaren and Volvo's Rickard Franklin showed in fascinating detail how the benefits of these software systems were being maximized in busy corporate design studios.