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After Math: Get outta my dreams, get into my rocket ship
Jeff Bezos has been trying to get biz-ay. And failing spectacularly at it. The Amazon CEO is accusing the National Enquirer of "extortion and blackmail" after pictures of his dink somehow ended up in the tabloid's hands. But he wasn't the only one this week wishing to hop on the fastest transport available and make a run for it.
Koenigsegg aims to build a 'CO2 neutral' combustion supercar
Koenigsegg doesn't just want combustion-powered supercars to compete with EVs in terms of raw performance... it wants to compete in eco-friendliness, too. In a chat with Top Gear, company founder Christian von Koenigsegg said he was working with National Electric Vehicle Sweden to develop a €1 million ($1.15 million) hybrid supercar that was "completely CO2 neutral." The solution, he said, was melding the automaker's camless "freevalve" combustion engine tech with electric assistance. You could cold-start the vehicle using pure alcohol, for instance.
Tesla's Roadster prompts Koenigsegg to rethink its supercars
Did you suspect that supercar manufacturers would be nervous when Tesla vowed that its next-gen Roadster would deliver a "hardcore smackdown" to gas-powered performance cars? Your hunch was well-founded. In a chat with Top Gear, Koenigsegg's namesake founder Christian von Koenigsegg revealed that his company started reworking its engines just to remain competitive with the Roadster's vaunted 1.9-second 0-60MPH time. "This is embarrassing," he said.
Inhabitat's Week in Green: Highlights from the Geneva Motor Show
The Geneva Motor Show kicked off this week, and one of the stars of the show was the Koenigsegg Regera, an insane plug-in hybrid with 1,500 horsepower. Meanwhile, Goodyear rolled out a crazy spherical tire that lets cars drive sideways and Nissan unveiled its vision for the Fuel Station of the Future. We also spotted a "zipper truck" that snaps bricks together to build tunnels in just 24 hours, and Schwinge launched a futuristic pyramid-shaped superyacht.
Koenigsegg gets laptops into gear
It may not be quite the household name that Ferrari or Lamborghini is, but Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg is nevertheless getting in on the rebranded laptop action with a pair of its own. The top-end CCR model comes in Koenigsegg's signature orange color, although the specs aren't exactly in the supercar range, with a 2.13GHz Pentium M processor, 1GB RAM, 80GB hard drive, and a 15.4-inch WXGA screen. The black CC8S takes things down even further with a 1.7GHz Pentium M, 512MB RAM, and the same 80GB hard drive. These'll run you € 2,287 and € 1,587 respectively, or $2,925 and $2,030. If that's not enough to fulfill your Koenigsegg obsession, you can also snag a matching orange projector, although you'll have to buy it based on name alone since Koenigsegg doesn't provide any specs. That one will set you back a full € 2,600, or just over $3,300.[Via Autoblog]
