Green Car Reports

JUNE 26, 2013

It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport. At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.

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BBC MPH Hybrid Racing Electric Cars 115

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Development of the lithium-ion energy storage system began in 2016 and was inspired by technologies that have proven themselves in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Level 3: Highest energy recovery of up to 90 kW possible via one-pedal driving as in an all-electric car.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Hitzinger was technical director of the Porsche 919 hybrid race-car project before joining Apple as head of product design for its special projects group, a position he held from 2016 to 2019 before returning to the Volkswagen Group, where he worked on autonomous driving and an Audi EV project.

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BYD Batteries Battery Hybrid Racing 52

Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Cup Series is the top rung of the NASCAR ladder, and it currently features purpose-built race cars powered by big thirsty V-8 engines, emitting loads of noise, gasoline fumes, and tailpipe emissions. Initial photos Ford released with the prototype show loads of tire smoke.

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Gasoline Ford Carbon Fiber Gasoline-Electric 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Development of this lithium-ion battery was inspired by technologies that have already proven themselves under the conditions in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team's Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Level 3: Maximum energy recovery, making “one-pedal” driving possible as in an all-electric car.

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Mercedes Hybrid Production MPH 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The development of the lithium-ion energy storage system is inspired by technologies that have already been proven in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s Formula 1 hybrid racing cars. Level 3: Maximum energy recovery, making so-called “one-pedal” driving possible as in an all-electric car.

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine Exhaust 259

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 20, 2025

All the New Cars That Swept into the Big Apple The 1900 New York Auto Show featured seven electric and two petrol-powered vehicles and a gasoline tricycle. The 2025 NYIAS had a higher octane mix of electrics and gas cars with SUVs taking center stage.

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