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Koenigsegg Gemera, Lamborghini SC63: This Life’s Manage Footage

Baua Electric

Caterham Undertaking V Caterham previewed a deliberate electrical sports activities automobile this presen with the expose of the Undertaking V idea. Lotus Eletre Probably the most automobiles we examined this presen used to be the Lotus Eletre electrical SUV.

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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. You switch the mode on by dialing it up on the Ferrari’s dramatic steering wheel, which integrates a cool arc of LED lights on its carbon-fiber rim to cue drivers to shift. Yes, behind my helmeted head there’s a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. The cars feature recyclable batteries and bodies made from linen and recycled carbon fiber from last year’s cars. Hankook tires use natural rubber and recycled fiber, and will be recycled after every race.

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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.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

At the special high-voltage competence center near Ingolstadt, the focus is on the development of complete systems: packaging, cooling, validation and, in partnership with body development, integration into the automobile. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell.

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