Cars That Think

MARCH 29, 2022

“Our electric power trains are not there just to counter regulations but also to improve performance in a way which would not have been possible by using ICE power trains only.”. liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter second pace.

Plug-in 93

Plug-in Ferrari Engine Hybrid 93

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

Porsche 919 Hybrid. The Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Le Mans prototype made its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. Porsche 919 Hybrid development began in the middle of 2011 on a blank sheet of paper. The 919 Hybrid is our fastest mobile research laboratory and the most complex race car that Porsche has ever built.

Porsche 290

Porsche Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Carbon Fiber 290

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. System power now totals nearly 1,000 hp (746 kW). Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2015. The reworked drive system is more powerful and more efficient than before. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge.

Porsche 150

Porsche 2015 Hybrid Carbon Fiber 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Björn Föerster, Porsche A remorseless stopwatch comparison of Formula E—the current state-of-the-art in racing EVs—vs. With about 1,050 horsepower, the F1 car has more than three times the power, vastly more aerodynamic downforce, and it’s lighter as well, at roughly 795 kilograms. F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade.

Future 85

Future Auto Porsche Monaco 85

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

Audi 150

Audi PHEV Diesel Fuel 150

Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Plenty of stopping power. The power-assisted steering was direct, with the brakes having a progressive feel producing straight and true, no fade stops. The all-wheel drive on the G80 Sport has a multi-link rear suspension with an electronic limited-slip differential that can seamlessly send power to either rear wheel.

Fuel Economy 71

Fuel Economy MPG GS 450h Clean 71

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2014

We have hybrids in our program to lower fuel consumption, mild hybrids, full hybrids, plug in hybrids coming out this year and of course we are working on the pure electric drive. Škoda, as one example, will be offering a plug-in hybrid. The e-Golf is powered by a 24.2 Click to enlarge. The e-Golf. Bottom left.

Batteries 356

Batteries Battery MPH All-Electric 356