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News: 2023 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore EV

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This move into electrification, Folgore is Italian for lightning, is a major step for Maserati as it continues its performance DNA, but without gasoline engines. Three 300 kilowatt (kW) electric motors—one front and two rear 760 horsepower and 996 pound-feet of torque All-wheel drive All-wheel torque vectoring 0-60 mph in 2.7-seconds

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Fisker Recruits First US Dealers for PHEVs; Appoints First Distributors for Europe

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Earlier in March, Fisker staged the European debut of the Karma sedan at the Geneva Motor Show. Fisker Automotive has appointed two distributors: for southern Europe, GP Supercars in Merano, Italy represented by CEO Gianfranco Pizzuto; and in northern Europe, Nellemann Group in Copenhagen, Denmark, represented by CEO Jac Nellemann.

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First European Lighthouse Project for Hydrogen Fuel Cars to Launch in Norway; 17 Fuel Cell Vehicles and Refueling Station in 2011

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Ten Mercedes-Benz B-class F-Cell Cars; two Alfa Romeo MiTo fuel cell vehicles from Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy); and five electric city cars with fuel cell range extension from H2 Logic (Denmark) will be provided in 2011 for daily operation in Oslo and on specific tours in southern Norway and the whole Scandinavian region.

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Road Test: 2023 Maserati Grecale Modena Mild Hybrid

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A mild hybrid has an electric motor that provides efficiency for the main gasoline engine by allowing the engine to be turned off whenever the car is coasting, braking or stopped, then quickly restarted once power is required. With 0-60 mph in 5.3 mpg, with our overall economy coming in just above the EPA rating at 26.1

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Road Test: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4matic

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Midsize Fastback Luxury Electric Sedan In Mercedes-Benz speak, anything going forward with an EQ on the badge means it is only powered by electricity. A side of luxury Silent Propulsion Clean Feet Report drove the EQE 350 4matic, with dual motors (front and rear) that produce 288 horsepower and 564 pound-feet of torque.

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

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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. Which brings us to the Ferrari’s secret sauce: electricity. Those motors are fed electrons by a 7.9-kilowatt-hour

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News: 2024 Fiat 500e Introduced

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With the all-new, all-electric 2024 500e Fiat hopes to create a buzz using what is easily the cutest car on the road. With comfortable seating for two—three or four in a pinch—it became and remains the best-selling city electric vehicle. A New Day “100-percent Electric, 100-percent Italian” is how Fiat describes the all-new 500e.