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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Safety systems in plug-in hybrid and electric cars automatically shut the power off and isolate the battery when a collision or short circuit is detected, lowering the likelihood of a fire. EV electrical circuits are just as safe as diesel and petrol cars. Don’t worry about dodging puddles in your Prius! THE BOTTOM LINE.

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

Cars That Think

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. Ferrari Select performance mode and the V-8 will fire up to recharge a depleted battery on the fly.

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