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Here on Vroom we often promote and celebrate the fine art of automotive design. \u00a0If someone unleashes a new vehicle that doesn’t look like a 1996 Ford Taurus, we blush, and then we weep. \u00a0But the fact is, as the previous sentence illustrates, that the standard is rarely set above a bare minimum of a creative energy put into a project. \u00a0Certainly there are the Morgans and Veyrons of the world, but for every elegant work of art we may see at Geneva or the LA International Auto Show, there exists a million 2010 Ford Focuses.<\/p>\n

The Dawn Concept Car, introduced in\u00a0Geneva\u00a0by Valmet Automotive(manufacturer of the Fisker Karma), is a vehicle which takes the idea of a “concept” car to a new level. \u00a0Falling somewhere between a piece of technology you may see in an Issac Asimov film adaptation and a Salvador Dali painting(think melting clocks), the Dawn is an example of engineering and imagination brought together and fully integrated.<\/p>\n

The details on the Dawn are scarce. \u00a0Is that a flux\u00a0capacitor\u00a0up front? \u00a0Or is it an electric grill for roadside\u00a0convenience? \u00a0Likely it is neither, but we really\u00a0don’t\u00a0know. \u00a0The bottom line is that Valmet is working hard to get attention as an electric vehicle manufacturer and outfitter, and the Dawn is serving them quite well in this regard.<\/p>\n

The Dawn is the\u00a0epitome\u00a0of a Concept car, and it is a high concept at that. \u00a0What this\u00a0ultimately\u00a0means for Phoenix Valley automotive enthusiasts is that for the foreseeable future the Dawn will be a look but\u00a0don’t\u00a0drive kind of attraction. \u00a0If that sort of design tease is still appealing than there are a number of world class auto shows taking place within a\u00a0relatively\u00a0short drive of the Phoenix Valley area, shows where one might be able to catch a glimpse of a high concept EV future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If Salvador Dali designed a car…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-2520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-car-reviews","tag-featured","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\nMelting Electric Debuted in Geneva<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valmet Automotive Dawn Concept EV Electric Vehicle Dali Melting Geneva Motor Show Scottsdale Phoenix Arizona Valley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/melting-electric-debuted-in-geneva\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melting Electric Debuted in Geneva\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Valmet Automotive Dawn Concept EV Electric Vehicle Dali Melting Geneva Motor Show Scottsdale Phoenix Arizona Valley\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/autos\/melting-electric-debuted-in-geneva\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arizona Auto News - 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