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Ferrariā€™s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0 Automakers are finding it difficult to challenge those boldface numbers with internal combustion alone, especially as engines are relentlessly downsized to meet regulations. Some luxury brands, including Cadillac and Lotus, plan to do just that.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Before we were saying it will be an awfully long time before we can get the costs down so people can afford it, but actually if you offset the fuel costs, people can afford it." ( Green Car Congress ). Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna.

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