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

Cars That Think

liter V-8 shrieking, as technically advanced as any automobile engine ever. That front-drive mode gets the car a green light in cities like London and Rome as they begin to bar polluting cars from their downtown areas. Yes, behind my helmeted head there’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter second lap advantage over that ICE-only supercar.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

Green Car Congress

As the number two OEM in the automobile business in the world, it only makes sense for us if we see a certain volume behind it. The battery pack covers (a carbon fiber reinforced plastic shell with an aluminum cover) are secured using the same fastening system used for windshields. Bottom right. Soeren Hinze.

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