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Behind Audi’s 12th Le Mans win: less fuel, more speed

Green Car Congress

The number ‘8’ Toyota hybrid which took second-place in the race required 43 minutes and 20.111 seconds for 30 stops but, due to a fuel tank capacity of 76 liters, was able to refuel up to 2,280 liters of gasoline. Audi’s sister brand Porsche has a tally of 16 overall victories, spread over a period of 28 years between 1970 and 1998.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. So I looked on the internet and bought a Porsche 914 conversion, 5-speed with no clutch.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance

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With ample passenger and cargo space, interior comfort features, and a smooth and quiet ride, the Mach-E is sure to replace many a gasoline-powered crossover SUV in garages everywhere. We heard the same thing about the Porsche Cayenne SUV, launched in 2003, that it didn’t look like a 911.

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ICCT: ongoing cost reductions in full- and mild-hybrid systems could bring them into consumer mainstream by 2025

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Thus, hybrid market penetration will likely increase only modestly in the near term, but as costs drop hybrids will become just another technology that manufacturers sell on its positive efficiency and drivability impacts, not on the technology itself, similar to what is currently occurring with turbocharged gasoline engines.

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