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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Something strange is happening in the Ferrari SF90. Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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The award will allow a team of MSU engineers and scientists, led by Norbert Müller, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, to begin working toward producing a vehicle-size wave disc engine/generator during the next two years, building on existing modeling, analysis and lab experimentation they have already completed.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo

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Ferrari Power. The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo has a Ferrari-designed and built 3.8-liter The base Ghibli engine is a Ferrari-based 3.0-liter One of the most annoying thing about cars that pretend to be a sports sedan, but really aren’t, is their faux or overpowering exhaust note. Built on the cool factor. Keys, what keys?

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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Organic pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and volatile compounds, are a major cause of this, and they are mostly emitted by vehicle exhausts and industry. If the coating is applied to concrete on the street or on the walls of buildings, the harmless photodegradation products could be washed away by rain or wind, or manually cleaned off.

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DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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Intake, exhaust and fuel injection. DLR’s next step is to work with industry to develop this technology and build a prototype, said Friedrich. Cornelius Ferrari, Horst E. —Ulrich Wagner, DLR Director of Energy and Transport. Click to enlarge.

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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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The Corvette LT1 represents the most significant redesign in the Small Block’s nearly 60-year history—building on its legacy to make one of the world’s best engines even better. This is complemented by a reversal of the intake and exhaust valve positions, as compared to the previous engine design. Four-into-one exhaust manifolds.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. Humble says. “We