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Ferrari Confirms Upcoming Hybrid Version Of 599 Coupe

Green Car Congress

During this week’s 2010 Ferrari Formula One presentation, Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezelmo announced that a prototype road-going hybrid Ferrari 599 will be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March, and that a hybrid iteration of the 599 coupe is scheduled for production. Motor Authority.

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Lotus Eletre lands GQ’s SUV of the Year award

Teslarati

And luckily, it’s clear that dedication has paid off as one of the brand’s newest EVs, the Lotus Eletre, has won SUV of the year from GQ Magazine. Lotus is one of the few brands that has begun offering ultra-luxury electric vehicles in recent years, with traditional competitors like Ferrari and Lamborghini lagging behind.

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

Cars That Think

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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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As far as quick, Id give my left nut to own a Wrightspeed EV, so I could (quietly) blow the doors off Porsches and Ferraris. Theres no getting around the momentum laws of physics, but if youve ever seen a F1 or NHRA driver walk away from a vehicle broken into tiny pieces in a high speed crash, you get the idea.