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2024 Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV review: the green way to enjoy a $1million screaming Italian V12?

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2024 Lamborghini Revuelto PHEV A Ferrari beater? As with Ferrari’s flagship, SF90 Stradale of 2020, PHEV-tech adds a lot to the ability of Lamborghini’s top model. As we found out at its international dynamic launch at the at the Autodromo Vallelunga north of Rome, the Revuelto is a thriller.

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

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Something strange is happening in the Ferrari SF90. 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. The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter

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DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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The FPLG comprises an internal combustion component, a linear generator and a gas spring; the researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of the technology on a test bench specifically developed for this purpose. Intake, exhaust and fuel injection. Cornelius Ferrari, Horst E. Click to enlarge.

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New Holland showcases farm-ready hydrogen fuel cell NH2 tractor at Agritechnica; in service at La Bellotta Energy Independent Farm from summer 2012

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New Holland previewed the farm-ready version of the hydrogen fuel cell NH 2 tractor ( earlier post ) at the Agritechnica international agricultural machinery show in Hannover in November. The NH 2 hydrogen fuel cell tractor. Click to enlarge.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. Humble says. “We

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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The WDG also can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 95 percent in comparison to modern internal combustion vehicle engines. Other car manufacturers including Opel, Mercedes, Peugeot and Ferrari used the Comprex. Early concept of an internal combustion wave disc engine. Norbert Müller. The Wave Disc Engine.

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Researchers Develop More Efficient Thermocells for Low-Grade Waste Heat Recovery

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Ferraris, Anvar A. Schematic of a thermocell with nanostructured electrodes showing concentration gradients of the ferri-ferrocyanide redox ions during power generation. Credit: ACS, Hu et al. Click to enlarge. Renchong Hu, Baratunde A. Cola, Nanda Haram, Joseph N. dela Cruz, John P. Zakhidov and Ray H. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/nl903267.

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