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Ford returning to Le Mans in 2016 with Ford GT

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Ford GT is company’s showcase for aerodynamics and lightweight carbon fiber construction, along with the new twin-turbocharged Ford EcoBoost V6. Besides great success in sports cars, Ganassi race teams achieved major victories in the Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and Indianapolis 500.

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American Le Mans exploring natural gas for Prototype Challenge Class

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The FLM09 features a full carbon fiber chassis, carbon brakes and an Xtrac sequential gearbox with paddle shifting. Heading the natural gas technical development for ALMS’ Prototype Challenge cars will be Indianapolis 500 Hall of Fame and Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Jim McGee.

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DOE Announces Nearly $11 Million for Advanced Automotive Battery Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects

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of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been selected for negotiation of an award for up to $3.3 million, project to develop hybrid nano carbon fiber/graphene platelet-based high-capacity anodes for lithium batteries. These three initial contracts total up to $13.9 million, subject to annual appropriations.

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

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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. The SF90 also holds the lap record for production cars on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And don’t forget sound.

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