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American Le Mans exploring natural gas for Prototype Challenge Class

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The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), sanctioning body for the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón, has entered into an agreement with Jackson, Mich.-based The FLM09 features a full carbon fiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle shifting. Click to enlarge.

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Ford returning to Le Mans in 2016 with Ford GT

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Ford GT is company’s showcase for aerodynamics and lightweight carbon fiber construction, along with the new twin-turbocharged Ford EcoBoost V6. The new race car is based on the all-new Ford GT supercar unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Click to enlarge.

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DOE Announces Nearly $11 Million for Advanced Automotive Battery Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects

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of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been selected for negotiation of an award for up to $3.3 of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been selected for negotiation of an award for up to $3.3 million for a project aimed at understanding and preventing internal short circuits in lithium-ion cells. These three initial contracts total up to $13.9

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

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The world’s leading sports- and luxury-car brands, together with muscle-car mavens like Dodge, are now pushing the envelope of the relatively inefficient internal combustion engine (ICE). The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And don’t forget sound.

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