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Volkswagen XL1 Diesel Plug-In Gets "Just" 120 MPG In Real-World Drive

Green Car Reports

While the assembled hoardes drooled over Ferraris, Porsches and McLarens at March''s Geneva Motor Show, those of a greener disposition were more interested in another vehicle. Launched alongside the hybrid hypercars was a true hybrid supercar in its own right--the plug-in diesel hybrid Volkswagen XL1.

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Ferrari Is Going Electric. Should We Care?

CleanTechnica EVs

Ferrari plans to join the EV revolution starting with plug-in hybrids, with battery-electric cars coming by 2025.

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Ferrari Purosangue revealed

EV Central

Ferrari’s first-ever four-door, the Purosangue, will arrive with a 6.5-litre “For the time being this is our offering…” That’s Ferrari chief designer Flavio Manzoni at the presentation of the Purosangue. . Purosangue is Ferrari’s first-ever four-door. litre V12 under its long bonnet.

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing revises GR010 HYBRID for 2023 season

Green Car Congress

Cadillac, Ferrari, Porsche and Vanwall join existing Hypercar competition from Peugeot and Glickenhaus to form a 13-car grid in WEC, with even more cars likely at Le Mans in what is expected to be a closely-fought contest for the biggest prize in endurance racing.

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Porsche 918 Spyder: Plug-In Hybrid Sports Car Photo Gallery

Green Car Reports

What do the Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Toyota Prius all have in common? Specifically, the Porsche and its supercar cousins are plug-in hybrids, and with Porsche''s offering just.' Apart from four wheels and an engine, not a lot, you might be thinking.

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Ferrari, Infiniti: Even laggards, skeptics come round to electric cars

Green Car Reports

Back in 2013, Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo proclaimed, "I don’t believe in the electric cars"—all but solidifying the automaker's position for the future. Even as recently as 2016, current Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne called the possibility of an electric Ferrari "an obscene concept."

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2024 McLaren Artura Spider review: Electrification adds excitement in this Ferrari-baiting plug-in powerhouse

EV Central

Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? Bargains are a relative thing, though, and given the Spider’s closest competitor is the $700,000 Ferrari 296 GTS, the Artura might just qualify. You can also plug the Artura in, and taking the 7.4kWh battery from zero to 80 per cent charged will take around 2.5

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