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Porsche Taycan GTS review

EV Central

Pity the Porsche Taycan buyer, if you can. Not only is the waiting list so long they’ll struggle to get in one before 2023, but the range is so exhaustive it’s terribly hard to decide which one to pick. Porsche will tell you this new Taycan GTS is an antidote for any procrastinators. 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS.

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Porsche presents new 919 Hybrid LMP1 racer; 800V battery technology

Green Car Congress

Two days before the official Prologue for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Paul Ricard, France, Porsche presented its new 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car for the 2016 season. Porsche 919 Hybrid, 4-cylinder turbo. It uses excess energy from the exhaust pressure that would otherwise escape into the environment.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

Clean Fleet Report

The design is just different enough that it is easily differentiated from its closest competitors—the BMW X5, Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S and the Porsche Cayenne. The LED boomerang-shaped tail lights sit high above the twin, rectangular tailpipes where that wonderful exhaust notes escapes. A smooth design.

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2014 Audi R18 e-tron Quattro Le Mans racer consumes about 40% less fuel than first TDI engine at Le Mans in 2006

Green Car Congress

liters less per 100 kilometers than the gasoline engines of the challengers, Toyota and Porsche, are allowed to consume. For the first time, the engine’s turbocharger is linked to an electrical machine, which makes it possible to convert the thermal energy of the exhaust gas flow into electric energy—e.g., Specifically, 138.7

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. In addition, the inevitable escaped natural gas contributes more severely to warming the planet. by Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank. CTO Efficient Drivetrains Inc. and UC-Davis Emeritus and Catherine JJ DeMauro.

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