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Student-built hydrogen Le Mans style prototype beats gasoline-powered cars in Supercar Challenge race

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The “Forze VIII”, a hydrogen fuel cell Le-Mans-style prototype, became the first hydrogen-electric vehicle to beat gasoline-powered cars in an official race. In a field of 43 gasoline-powered race cars, the hydrogen race car started the last race of the weekend from the fourth position. —Zhi Wei Cai, Team Manager.

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Ferrari SF90 XX, 2024 Jeep Wrangler: As of late’s Automobile Information

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Ferrari has introduced hardcore variations of its SF90 Stradale and SF90 Spider. The unutilized automobiles undertake the latter nature of Ferrari’s XX experimental automobiles life too much civil plethora to be authorized in the street, and amongst their upgrades are extra energy and a bundle extra downforce.

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Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team to Use Blend Containing Virents Biogasoline in Races

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F1 team Scuderia Ferrari will use a fuel containing Virent’s biogasoline, a renewable hydrocarbon fuel produced directly from plant sugars, for the. Virent’s BioForming process—based on aqueous phase reforming—catalytically converts plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline.

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Ferrari Developing V12 Hybrid, Downsized V6s Possible

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Modern Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Porsches have to meet the same regulations as regular passenger cars, even if ultimately they still use more gasoline and pump out more emissions. Ferrari is hoping to cut its gas guzzling ways further by developing a hybrid.

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Ferrari Boss: No Electric Prancing Horses, But Hybrids Are OK

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Ferrari has been making super-fast, super-sexy sports cars for over 80 years. But just as it won’t ever be making a four-door coupe, the firm won’t be switching roaring gasoline engines for the quiet hum of an electric motor any time soon.

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Electric-Car Study Controversy, Diesel Ownership Costs, Tesla P85D Drag Race: Today's Car News

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Today we''ve got a study that--despite headlines to the contrary--doesn''t say "electric cars aren''t green," a comparison of diesel and gasoline-car ownership costs, and video of a Tesla Model S P85D trouncing a Ferrari in a drag race. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Imagine electric-car charging stations every 25 miles.

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BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

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The BMW i8 TwinPower Turbo three-cylinder gasoline engine was voted class winner in the 1.4-liter The combination of electric motor and gasoline engine also earned it overall victory. liter three-cylinder electric-gasoline hybrid. liter three-cylinder electric-gasoline hybrid. BMW also picked up a class win (2.5-liter

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