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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing revises GR010 HYBRID for 2023 season

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has revealed a revised GR010 HYBRID Hypercar for the 2023 season, when it will defend its number one status against new competitors at the Le Mans 24 Hours and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Adjustments have been made to the high-performance Racing Hybrid powertrain, which consists of 520kW (707PS) 3.5-liter

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First prototype carbon fiber chassis delivered from new £50M McLaren Automotive innovation and manufacturing center

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The MCTC was opened in Yorkshire last year by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge alongside HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince of Bahrain, as part of McLaren’s ambitious plans to increase the rate of innovation of its lightweight carbon fiber chassis that are at the heart of all its cars.

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Porsche entering third 919 Hybrid in 2015 Le Mans

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Porsche AG is entering a third Porsche 919 Hybrid for the 24-hour race in Le Mans (France) on 13-14 June in 2015. To date we have achieved five podium places, three pole positions and two record laps, in Shanghai and Bahrain. But this programme doesn’t just produce success on race tracks, but also on the engineering side.

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New Toyota TS040 HYBRIDs take 1st and 2nd at Six Hours of Silverstone in UK; new Porsche 919 Hybrid takes 3rd

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Toyota Racing scored a one-two finish (#8 taking first, #7 second) from pole position in the Six Hours of Silverstone with its new TS040 HYBRIDs ( earlier post ) in a the first race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Both Toyota cars pitted for new tires, the #7 taking wets and the #8 taking hybrid intermediates.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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Al-Futtaim and its network of experienced retailers will allow Fisker to reach customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Egypt. The car allows the driver to manually select all-electric or hybrid-electric drive modes on demand. In Stealth mode, the Karma can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 7.9

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing introduces GR010 hybrid hypercar for WEC

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has launched the all-new GR010 HYBRID Le Mans Hypercar, which will compete in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). The GR010 HYBRID features a four-wheel-drive racing hybrid powertrain, with a 3.5-liter —Pascal Vasselon, Technical Director.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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is making plans to starting a minimum of two pristine hybrids or EVs, time Xpeng Inc. s top class Zeekr emblem have began promoting in Israel and planning to make bigger into extra international locations within the patch, together with Qatar and Bahrain. Chery Car Co. and Zhejiang Geely Keeping Staff Co.’s