Finland Times

 

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Automotive designer Pasi Pennanen is the winner of the 2016 Ornamo Award for design.

 

Pennanen is the creator of the Toroidion concept car which has been hailed as the world's most efficient electric car, said Ornamo.

 

The car is based on a completely new type of electric motor solution and a technology that allows fast battery replacement, which Pennanen compares to a gas bottle.

 

“Using gas bottles, owners of gas grills and motorhomes don’t need to take the grills and motorhomes to a service station to be filled up – why should car owners have to do that? Our technology allows electric car owners to recharge their batteries at times that suit them best, without having to stand in a line at a station in pouring rain. This also avoids power grid overloads, which benefits both the customer and the power company,” said Pennanen in a statement.

 

This is the second time the award has been conferred in its current form. The sum of the award is 5,000 euros.