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Movie “Midnight in Paris” has Peugeot Landaulet in Bit Part
The leading man travels through time in a Peugeot Landaulet 184 dating from 1920, which met the production’s requirement for a car having “a driver’s compartment with a convertible roof and a covered passenger compartment.” Continue reading
BMW Going with the EV Tyde at Cannes
Two 100 kW electric motors convert 240 kWh of energy supplied by six batteries from the BMW into a claimed range of more than 50 nautical miles (~100 km). The craft can deliver an operating speed of 24 knots, with a maximum speed of 30 knots. BMW said THE ICON “makes almost zero noise, without unpleasant vibrations or shocks and minimizing wake.” Continue reading →