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All-electric Pininfarina Battista hyper GT sets two new world records in India

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Pininfarina Battista, the world’s fastest accelerating production car broke a series of speed records at India’s Natrax test facility in February.

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Pininfarina Battista all-electric hyper GT enters series production

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Production of Battista, the world’s first pure-electric hyper GT, has begun in a dedicated new Atelier space in Cambiano, Italy. Located in the Piemonte region of Italy, this milestone represents an exciting chapter in the development story of new Italian luxury carmaker Automobili Pininfarina.

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Automobili Pininfarina honors its 1950s Lancia design language with the new quad-motor Battista Cinquantacinque

Electrek

The Automobili Pininfarina Battista Cinquantacinque. It may not roll right off the tongue, but with four all-electric motors, it can definitely roll right off the starting line and then some. It’s a nod to a 1955 Lancia model, the original Pininfarina brand designed but revamped for the modern age.

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Vinfast announces all-electric strategy and full electric vehicle lineup; halting ICE production by end of year

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At CES 2022, Vietnam-based VinFast announced its new development strategy and revealed its complete electric vehicle lineup covering five segments. The company will instead focus research and development efforts on all-electric powertrains for their vehicles.

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Automobili Pininfarina begins series production of 150 planned Battista Hyper GTs

Electrek

European boutique hypercar manufacturer Automobili Pininfarina has finally announced a start of production for its all-electric Battista Hyper GT in Italy. As the start of Battista production kicks off in Italy, Automobili Pininfarina has released video footage of the assembly process, and we’ve shared with you below.

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Watch the Pininfarina Battista smash the 1/4 mile world record

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The Pininfarina Battista has smashed the quarter-mile speed record at a test track in India. Electric hypercars are quickly becoming the fastest vehicles on the planet, and the fastest of all of them is the Pininfarina Battista. The Pininfarina Battista achieved a quarter mile time of just 8.55 seconds. .

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Hybrid Kinetic H600 microturbine range-extended electric vehicle concept runs 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds

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At the Geneva Auto Show, the China-based Hybrid Kinetic group unveiled the H600 microturbine range-extended electric vehicle sedan concept, produced together with its vehicle design and engineering partner, Pininfarina. The H600 features all-wheel torque vectoring, and accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.9