Important Innovations

  Ford Accelerates Car Redesign                                            Source:  Ford Concept Cars Big Changes from Electrification Ford has a big pipeline of fascinating new car concepts and that pipeline is about to get a lot bigger.  The company and its Chief of Design Anthony Lo call the age of car electrification a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to re-imagine the car, both from an interior and exterior perspective.  Ford is welcoming with open arms new car concepts that break the mold and incorporate bold new ideas and technologies while staying true to the essence of the brand.  Lo told Automotive News Europe that he considers current car design as a blank slate. Why A Blank Slate? There is a good reason for car design suddenly becoming a "blank slate".  It is the megatrend of electrifying cars.  Electric car motors are significantly smaller than combustion engines.  The battery pack and electric motors take up significantly less space which opens up new design possi

  Musk Talks of  "New Form Factors" in New Designs Source:  Tesla Tesla to Customize Models for International Markets Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a notorious big tease, told an online European Conference on Batteries audience this week that he is excited about designing new electric cars that will have "new form factors".  Musk said that to attract top talent to Tesla, he must provide them the big opportunity that they crave - to work on new, original car model designs. Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai Musk says  he is really excited about new design concepts which will be originating from his gigafactories in Shanghai and Berlin.  In Berlin, he expects to develop a compact electric car model, likely a hatchback, to cater to the preferences of European drivers for smaller, green cars. Expanding Tesla's Lineup Expansion is clearly on Musk's mind.  Some of his targets include: Designing an original car in China for global distribution Designing a compact v