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Ferrari is open to EVs like Lamborghini, but the timing has to be right

Teslarati

Italy’s most notorious and prestigious car companies are open to electric vehicles, but the products have to be right and align with the historically rich tradition of cars they have produced for decades. billion plan to shift to electrification earlier this year, Ferrari is not far behind with its introduction to EVs.

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Tesla Model S Plaid to make TV debut on ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’ on November 10

Teslarati

In the episode, the former late-night TV show host will get behind the wheel of the Model S Plaid at Famoso Raceway, where the all-electric flagship sedan from Tesla broke the 1/4-mile record for a production vehicle dethroning the Bugatti Chiron Sport. “I mean, it is now the fastest production car you can buy. million Bugatti.”

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39 Teslas allegedly acquired by Las Vegas resident involved in crypto scam case

Teslarati

To persuade the victims to send him their money, Chandran allegedly told them that one of his five cryptocurrency and virtual reality businesses “was about to be purchased by a consortium of wealthy buyers and thereby yield his investors extremely high returns.” indictment by Simon Alvarez on Scribd.

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Man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for selling $9 million in fraudulent renewable fuel credits

Green Car Congress

Two civil inspectors from EPA’s Air Enforcement Division visited Clean Green’s headquarters on 22 July 2010, to inspect Hailey’s biodiesel production facility, in response to a complaint alleging that Clean Green had been selling false RINs. Hailey made more than $9.1 million from selling the false RINs. to buy his home in Perry Hall, Md.

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Mitsubishi Chemical and Engineering partner to produce and sell zeolite membranes for ethanol dehydration; new process

Green Car Congress

MCC will purchase MZM’s entire output of zeolite membranes and hold the sole sales rights in the US and other global markets. Compared to the current process, it is expected to increase production by about 15%. The ZEBREX dehydration system is added to the current dehydration process. Click to enlarge.

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Why Tesla Model Y tax credit inclusion is good for some and bad for others

Teslarati

At the same time, it had offered a substantial discount to some who could already justify the purchase, and if they were on the fence, there’s no denying that this inevitably won them over. However, the cuts meant Tesla would have to eat some of its margins, which were incredibly high, trailing only Ferrari and BMW in that category.

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

Cars That Think

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. Ferrari conservatively quotes a 2.5-second

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