Presented by Porsche Cars North America – A little over a decade ago, we decided we were going to make a sports car unlike any we’ve ever made before. One that had all the personality and performance of a Porsche, but in an entirely new form. A sedan. To do it, we did as we always have. We got to work. We sketched. We tested. We researched. We developed. We redeveloped. And redeveloped some more. It was long hours. It was late nights. And eventually, it was the Panamera. The first sedan to bear the Porsche name.
Conventionalists called it crazy. Skeptics were not in short supply. It was a bold form factor in a sea of familiarity. Different. Loud. Brazen. It was a Porsche.
Since that first generation took the automotive world by storm, our desire to create a better one has stayed in drive. We have never put our pencils down. Our thumbs have continuously punched stopwatches.
And our expectations of craftsmanship and design have only heightened. We have kept sketching, testing, researching, and developing. Making it better. Making it faster. Making it real.
Introducing the new Panamera.
The fastest, most well-appointed, most customizable Panamera ever. One with sharper design, heightened performance, and more ways to make it your own than ever before.
As with every sports car we’ve ever made, it is more than a machine. It is a benchmark. Yet another one from a company famous for them. And proof of what can happen, when you never stop driving.
Presented by Private Seller – The new Ford GT has been a truly hot commodity in the automotive world thanks to its rarity, power and overall brilliant style. Unfortunately, they’re quite difficult to come by and that’s why this is an amazing opportunity to add the new American supercar to your collection.
This example is finished in the menacing Liquid Red paint, complete with Alloy stripes, exterior exposed carbon fiber package in a gloss finish and 20-inch glossy exposed carbon fiber wheels with black Brembo brake calipers. Inside, the interior features the Dark Energy scheme that includes Ebony Alcantara, carbon fiber seats, matte dark stainless steel accents and an overall dark appearance. We’re huge fans of the black and red combo, so we give our seal of approval on the spec.
As for the new Ford GT’s power, it succeeds in its role as a supercar. Powered by a 3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost engine, the new GT is capable of producing 647 horsepower. When you combine that power with an insanely light construction that utilizes quite a bit of carbon fiber, you have a recipe for a phenomenal drive. What’s more, the aerodynamics of the GT make allow the driver to really take advantage of its light weight and reservoir of power.
With just 20 miles on its odometer, this 2019 Ford GT is in truly pristine condition. It’s been kept in a climate-controlled garage and babied. For more information, be sure to click the button below.
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Presented by McLaren Dallas – Designed, engineered, and built to be the best driver’s car in the world. A strictly limited production run of only 375 vehicles. We have # 126.
Available exclusively at McLaren Dallas, this single owner, all original 2014 McLaren P1.
The McLaren P1 follows in the footsteps of the iconic McLaren F1, the car that pushed boundaries further than any of its rivals. The P1 was the first hybrid Supercar in the World upon its delivery in Fall 2013.
The purposeful appearance of the McLaren P1 is the result of a function-led design approach that gives an organic aesthetic that is both beautiful and highly efficient aerodynamically. Designers simply asked, what would nature do?
Building a car that pushes as many boundaries as the P1 required a test and validation process like no other. From the frozen climate of the Arctic Circle to the searing heat of Death Valley to breaking the 7 min. lap time barrier at the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. The infamous 12.9-mile track in northern Germany has 150 corners and 984 feet of elevation changes. The ultimate testing ground for the ultimate Supercar.
The numbers behind the P1 are astonishing. Powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.8L V8 with a single electric motor hybrid producing a total of 903 bhp; 664 lbft. torque; Propelling the P1 from 0-60mph in 2.6 secs. 0-124mph in 6.8 secs. 0-186mph in under 22 secs. A top speed of 217mph. It can also stop from 60mph in 98ft. and from 124mph in 382ft. It can take the driver from Zero-200mph back to Zero safely in a blistering 48 seconds!
But this isn’t a car that can be reduced to statistics. It was created to be driven, to deliver extreme performance on road and on track. To be fast, safe and supremely rewarding. The team at McLaren that created it pushed boundaries and rewrote rules and the result is a car that puts its driver at the heart of a dynamic experience like no other. Experience the P1 at McLaren Dallas today.
Solar-Powered Fast Charger Installed for True Zero Emission Driving
The vision of true zero emission transportation sounds simple. Produce your electricity from solar or wind sources and use it to power a fully electric car. Getting to that to happen in the real world is more difficult, but a main highway in California is leading the way.
Charging on sunshine on the road
The San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District and Caltrans partnered with Envision Solar to set up a solar-powered DC fast-charging system at a rest area on California Highway 46, a main east-west highway connected the Central Coast with the San Joaquin Valley. Envision Solar’s EV ARC system was installed at the Shandon rest area, near the junction of Highways 41 and 46, famous as the area where James Dean met his end in a fatal car crash.
Because the Envision Solar system doesn’t require any grid upgrade, it’s ideal for remote locations like this rest stop, where it can offer EV drivers the opportunity for a quick recharge. The system draws the majority of its power from the sun and was deployed with minimal construction costs since it’s a self-contained unit. The EV ARC can be deployed without trenching, foundations or any kind of installation.
Each individual unit in the Shandon deployment (which includes four units) has a six-kilowatt panel fed by the sun from a tracking array on top of the unit. Electricity is stored for use when needed. The tracking solar panel can generate 25 percent more electricity than a fixed array.
A similar deployment can be found on the side of U.S. Highway 101 north of San Luis Obispo at another rural rest stop. Envision Solar now has more than 100 customers for its products. The company has found a home with public and private electric fleets around the country and is expected to continue to grow, according to CEO Desmond Wheatley.
Game Changer Product Next
Wheatley added that the company’s game changer product just received a patent this year. Called the EV Standard, the product could be seen as a replacement streetlamp—or a new way to provide light and electric power.
EV Standard Up Next
Wheatley sees the EV Standard as the “transformational” tool that can provide ubiquitous charging for those who don’t have access home or work charging—or just need a boost while out and about. It combines solar, wind and utility-generated electricity in a bank of integrated batteries. Wheatley said most existing streetlamps don’t carry the capacity to provide a real charge for an EV without a substantial upgrade, but the EV Standard with its additional power sources and storage will be able to do the job.
The EV Standard comes with a state-of-the-art high-lumens, low-consumption LED light and will provide Level 2 charging. Most of the juice for charging will come from the wind and solar part of the system. In the same way the EV ARC found a home in emergency services, the EV Standard also will be capable of providing lighting and power to IoT-connected devices, even if the grid is down.
The EV Standard product promises to supply the volume that’s so important to the growth of a small public company like Envision Solar. Wheatley hinted that more is coming soon from the company as part of a rebranding move, so stay tune for the next chapter that may be bringing solar power and EV charging to a streetlamp near you.
Story by Michael Coates
Photos from Envision Solar
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