Gloss: If the white blessing is a curse

In the winter apply: Car Snow rid of. Otherwise, unexpected things happen. Adrenalin rushes are guaranteed.

Snow is wonderful. He charmed the world and brings the winter only really in the winter. For motorists, but it holds its difficulties. Not just a lack of traction, some intricate braking or lurching tail in the curve. All of which can be calculated.

But sometimes the white blessing comes quite unexpectedly. Proposes, in moments of where we think it the least - and much less can use. A nasty scenario: In the morning we slept late and are therefore gehastet out of the house in a hurry, we do not as it should be, the car roof, hood and front bumper free of snow.

Car with inflatable roof

Frank M. Rinderknecht, founder and head of the Swiss company Rinspeed AG, is something like the rarity of the Motor Show in Geneva. Every year he shows at the Spring Fair in the automotive industry, vehicles which differ drastically from all other vehicles on. Floating cars, diving cars, a model with built boat, eco-sports car in the science fiction theme or cars, which turned on a button, the entire body were there in the past decades to the presentation. At this year's Motor Show (3 to 13 March) the company is on the 33rd Views represented and shows a bizarre car again - the Rinspeed Bamboo.

The models for this project included the expert at first glance: The Mini Moke, the former designed mini-inventor Sir Alec Issigonis for the British Motor Corporation and its direct competitor Renault Mehari, who among the rich and beautiful on the Côte d'Azur yet now enjoys cult status.
But Bamboo has ostentatiously retro with nothing in mind. The view is rather directed towards the front - the drive shall also witness to this, as the construction materials used. So the name already suggest that many components of the interior are made of bamboo fibers. In addition, a general association with nature, by summer, to the south are made. Rinderknecht calls his car research "probably the only lifestyle vehicle with electric drive."

Renault spy scandal revealed risk strategy

Carlos Ghosn, head of the Renault-Nissan alliance is, entirely on electric mobility. Now he suspended three with the electric car project dealt Manager - for alleged espionage. Or because she criticized his strategy? If this fails, the whole group is at risk.

Industrial espionage is always difficult. This case, however, seems to go beyond the usual dimensions. France's industry minister, called the alleged betrayal of secrets at Renault in the French TV channel RTL "serious business" for which the concept of economic war was entirely appropriate. He announced to tighten the rules in case of violations of trade secret. The French state is to Renault owns 15 percent - reason enough to protect the abusive company.