Saturday, September 27, 2008

Pininfarina Charging Ahead With Its Electric Car

By Chuck Squatriglia EmailCategories: Electric Vehicles, Paris Auto Show

Pininfarina_sintesi_001

Pininfarina's had a rough time of it lately, what with its huge debt and the death of its CEO. But now that it's gotten a little breathing room from its creditors, the famed Italian coach builder is proceeding with plans for an electric car it will unveil at the Paris Motor Show.

Pininfarina is developing the car with French battery company Bollore and says it will be available in Europe, Japan and America by the end of 2010. The two companies are keeping the four-seater's design under wraps for now, but let's hope it looks more like the Sintesi (pictured)Blue Car concept that Bollore unveiled two years ago. concept Pininfarina brought to the Geneva auto show last spring and less like the boxy

Although the car Pininfarina will roll out next month is just a concept, the firm says it will have a production model ready for the Geneva auto show in March.

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