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Tesla motor, Shelby Cobra body, Kia battery: watch electric Cobra stun a race crowd

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In 1962, a 39-year-old Carroll Shelby stuffed a Ford V-8 into an AC Ace to create one of the most sought after performance cars ever made, the AC Cobra. Some 50 years later, a group of engineers from British Columbia, Canada has brought Shelby's idea—small two-seat sports car, very big power—into a new age.

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2024 Jeep Wrangler, 1963 Shelby Cobra Dragonsnake: As of late’s Automobile Information

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Shelby American is providing trendy examples of an iconic drag racer from the Nineteen Sixties. You’ll to find those tales and extra in nowadays’s automobile information, proper right here at Motor Authority. The corporate will develop 5 unutilized examples of its 1963 Cobra Dragonsnake, each and every priced from $750,000.

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Shelby Mustang Mach-E, BMW M5 spy shots: Car News Headlines

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Shelby American has launched its first electric vehicle in the form of a tuned Ford Mustang Mach-E. Aurora is the self-driving technology company founded by one of the original engineers of the Google Self-Driving Car Project, now Waymo, and it’s also working on a robotaxi service in partnership with Toyota.

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Elio Motors releases body framing and engine cradle design to suppliers for E-Series engineering prototype builds

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Elio Motors, the startup vehicle manufacturer launching a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 MPG with a targeted base price of $6,800 ( earlier post ), has released to its suppliers the body framing and engine cradle design for its E-Series engineering prototypes. —Paul Elio, founder and CEO of Elio Motors.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. General Motors LLC. AOI 05: Improved Efficiency of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Natural Gas and Propane (LPG) Engines.

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Magna and Ford developing prototype carbon fiber composite subframe; mass reduction of 34%

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in cooperation with Ford Motor Company, developed a prototype carbon fiber composite subframe which reduces mass by 34% compared to making a stamped steel equivalent. The subframe is a key part of a vehicle’s structure, typically providing a place to attach the engine and wheels while also contributing rigidity and crash management.

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2024 McLaren 750S, 2024 Range Rover Sport SV: This Week’s Top Photos

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liter V-8 engine. 2023 Ford Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT Shelby American launched its first electric vehicle in the form of a tuned Ford Mustang Mach-E. This week we learned of a secret project at NEVS for an electric sedan with in-wheel motors. 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Mercedes-Benz unveiled a redesigned E-Class.

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