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Viritech partners with Pininfarina on Apricale hydrogen hypercar

Green Car Congress

As the tanks have to withstand extremely high pressure (up to 700 bar or 700 times atmospheric pressure), they are very heavy, even when constructed with carbon fiber. To date, hydrogen fuel tanks have been attached to the vehicle chassis, rather than incorporated as an integral part of the chassis.

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

Baua Electric

2024 Lamborghini SC63 LMDh race automobile Lamborghini seen its LMDh race automobile destined to compete in each the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA International Continuity Championship establishing in 2024.

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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. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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Road Test: 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe 3LT

Clean Fleet Report

With a twist of a couple latches off comes the removable carbon fiber roof, letting in the open air. Set high on the fenders, the lights blend into the long carbon fiber hood, which leads to a sweptback windshield and onto the removable roof. liter flat-plane crank V8 , internally called the LT6. seconds.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Still, Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes, and McLaren spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on race engineering and R&D alone. The cars feature recyclable batteries and bodies made from linen and recycled carbon fiber from last year’s cars. This plug-in GT4 can also charge from 5-to-80 percent in 15 minutes.

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