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Lamborghini, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce: The most efficient debuts at Monterey Automotive Future

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It additionally unveiled its untouched Mercedes-AMG GT, the successor to the robust and swish coupe it first began making in 2015—now with non-compulsory 4 seats. Manufacturing starts in 2025. The post Lamborghini, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce: The most efficient debuts at Monterey Automotive Future appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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You Just Got Beat by a Civic

The Truth About Cars

Now, to be sure, there is some merit to the notion that it’s pointless for manufacturers to chase lap times around an arbitrarily selected ribbon of tarmac in the German countryside. Trophy-R by over half a second. This got us thinkin’: with a time like that, what other cars did it beat?

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Why is Ferrari taking the hybrid route?

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Ever since Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa hinted strongly that a hybrid concept is in the works, debates have raged as to whether the supercar manufacturer needs to produce a comparatively environmentally friendly vehicle at all. So it seems that Ferrari’s move is both calculated and environmentally responsive.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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Maruti Suzuki introduced mild hybrids in India in 2015 with the launch of the Ciaz diesel with SHVS. Some manufacturers use the term “Micro Hybrid” to describe a car’s start/stop feature. A few luxury carmakers, such as Volvo and Audi, are also offering the technology.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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The car, intended to be a simple, practical global city car leveraging light-weight engineering, streamlining, and driveline efficiency, is scheduled to be unveiled in November 2015. Gordon Murray Design was established in 2007 to develop an innovative manufacturing technology trademarked iStream. Project M concept drawing.

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Review paper: Graphene and related materials (GRMs) may play major role in energy applications

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To be commercially viable, GRMs must substantially surpass the performance of existing materials at comparable manufacturing costs. Ferrari, Rodney S. For example, GRMs have been reported with specific capacitances of ~300 F/cm 3 , which is much higher than chemically activated state-of-the-art carbons. —Bonaccorso et al.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers. The Roadster, which is built on a Lotus frame, can go from 0 to 60 miles an hour in less than four seconds, making it faster than a Porsche 911 or a Ferrari Spider. Venture funds back green cars. Department of Energy to help build the new Model S.

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