electric vehicle
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(EV) manufacturer headquartered in
Munich
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, Germany, with roots in the Italian car design firm and coachbuilder
Pininfarina SpA
Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 ...
. The company also has a design facility and office locations in
Turin
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, Italy. Its first car, the
Battista
Battista is a given name and surname which means John the Baptist, Baptist in Italian language, Italian.
Given named
* Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic
* Battista Dossi, al ...
Pininfarina SpA
Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 ...
,
Battista Farina
Battista Pininfarina (born Battista Farina, nicknamed "Pinin"; 2 November 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many well known ...
), has been produced from 2021. It was introduced at the
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
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2018, and 150 units are planned for production.
History
On 14 December 2015,
Mahindra Group
Mahindra Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai. The group has operations in over 100 countries, with a presence in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket automotive components, construction equipment, defen ...
acquired Pininfarina SpA, granting the Mahindra Group rights to its name. On 27 February 2018, Autocar India reported that Michael Perschke, former director at
Audi India
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, will head a new Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. EV project. This project was later confirmed to be Automobili Pininfarina when Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced the launch of Automobili Pininfarina at the 2018 Rome ePrix, a
Formula E
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electric car race, on 13 April 2018. It was here that Paolo Pininfarina, Chairman of Pininfarina SpA, revealed that "this project elpedme and my family to realize my grandfather's dream of seeing outstanding innovative cars solely branded Pininfarina on the roads." Chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Anand Mahindra
Anand Gopal Mahindra (born 1 May 1955) is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate. The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construc ...
later commented that "Pininfarina is a hell of a story. But it is an unfinished story. Mahindra will help Pininfarina finish that story and dream of having a 'Pininfarina' badged car."
Automobili Pininfarina confirmed the joining of Luca Borgogno from Pininfarina SpA as its Design Director on 18 April 2018. At the same time, it was announced that Automobili Pininfarina will produce the first Pininfarina-branded "ultra-low volume zero-emissions luxury hypercar" from 2020.
On 28 September 2018, Automobili Pininfarina introduced Formula E driver
Nick Heidfeld
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as the Development Driver and brand ambassador. It also announced its technical partnership with Croatian electric car startup
Rimac Automobili
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that will be supplying the EV powertrain and battery technology for the Battista.
On 27 November 2018, Automobili Pininfarina announced that it had invested over €20 million in Pininfarina SpA for its service along with its new "PURA" design philosophy which promises a balance between design and engineering.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2019 the Battista Hypercar was presented to the public for the first time. It has been launched globally throughout the same year.
Models
Battista
Originally announced as PF0, the Battista, named after Battista Pininfarina, the founder of the company, is the first Pininfarina-branded high-performance luxury electric hypercar. It is powered by a
Rimac Automobili
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T-shaped 120 kWh battery pack and has four non-synchronous motors placed on each wheel. The car is built on a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and carbon fibre body panels to keep the weight low. Only 150 will be made, with a price of just under €2 million according to the manufacturer. According to Automobili Pininfarina the
Battista
Battista is a given name and surname which means John the Baptist, Baptist in Italian language, Italian.
Given named
* Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic
* Battista Dossi, al ...
has a power output of , has a top speed in excess of , can accelerate from in less than 2 seconds, and in less than 12 seconds. The range amounts to 500 km on a single charge and the hypercar can be recharged from 20 to 80% state-of-charge in less than 25 minutes.
Pura Vision Concept
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B95
The B95 is a pure-electric
barchetta
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. First shown at the 2023
Monterey Car Week
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, it is scheduled to enter production in 2025. The success of the
Battista
Battista is a given name and surname which means John the Baptist, Baptist in Italian language, Italian.
Given named
* Battista Agnese (died 1564), cartographer from the Republic of Genoa, who worked in the Venetian Republic
* Battista Dossi, al ...
encouraged Pininfarina to create a second model, being the B95.
See also
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Mahindra Group
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Sergio Pininfarina
Sergio Pininfarina (born Sergio Farina; 8 September 1926 . – 3 July 2012) was an Italian
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Battista Farina
Battista Pininfarina (born Battista Farina, nicknamed "Pinin"; 2 November 1893 – 3 April 1966) was an Italian automobile designer and the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina coachbuilding company, a name associated with many well known ...
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Andrea Pininfarina
Andrea Pininfarina (26 June 1957 – 7 August 2008) was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was the ...
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Tesla, Inc.
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Rivian
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Faraday Future
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Fisker Inc.
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Launched in 2016 and based in Manhattan Beach, California, Fisker Inc. was the successor to Fisker Automotiv ...
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Karma Automotive
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Lucid Motors
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HiPhi
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In February 2024, the company halted produc ...
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Nio
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* Nio Inc., a Chinese electric automobile manufacturer
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Li Auto
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