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Ferrariā€™s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries. Ferrari Select performance mode and the V-8 will fire up to recharge a depleted battery on the fly. In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0

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Tesla and its Supercharger Network dominate 11-way 1,000-mile EV test

Teslarati

The vehicles that participated in the test were the Tesla Model S Long Range Plus, Tesla Model Y Performance, Tesla Model 3 Performance, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Porsche Taycan 4S, Kia Niro EV, Audi e-tron, Volkswagen ID.4, 4, Volvo XC40 Recharge, Polestar 2, and Nissan Leaf Plus. The Kia Niro EV, the Audi e-tron, and the Volkswagen ID.4

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