Pininfarina woes hinder EV rollout?
'Leccy Tech Back in November 2008, we reported that production of the the Pininfarina B0 – that's B 'zero', not B 'oh' – electric car had slipped from this year to a rather vague “late 2009/early 2010”.
Sad to say, it's starting look as though the status of the B0 has moved from 'Coming Soon' to 'Don't Hold Your Breath'.
Pininfarina had been expected to show a production-ready running prototype - complete with Bolloré-developed drivetrain - at the Geneva Motor Show next month, but now, according to Reuters report citing a company mole, the Italian coach builder merely intends to polish up the styling concept it unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.
This suggests that the B0 is a lot further away from being a “runner” than the company had previously implied.
If the B0 release date slips any more, people are going to start talking seriously about nails and coffins as Pininfarina faces a number of other serious problems at the moment.
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