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Touring Italy’s ‘Motor Valley,’ Where You Can Drive Ferraris, Lamborghinis and More

Baua Electric

Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati and the high-end motorcycle brand Ducati are just the most recognizable names among the many, many manufacturers that come together in what is sometimes called Italys Motor Valley. Ferrari certainly possesses a particular romance. I hadnt even realized I was making a sound.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

Green Car Congress

million dampers produced for the following customers: Alpina, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati, Opel, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen. In addition, there are ZF systems for buses, trucks, agricultural machines and motorcycles. Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Energica Ego Electric Superbike Beats 2 Teslas, Ferrari In 1/4-Mile (Video)

Green Car Reports

Energica recently released a video that puts its Energica Ego electric superbike in direct competition with a variety of well known high-powered cars and motorcycles. plug-in cars electric motorcycles Zero Motorcycles Energica Ego P85D'

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Tesla owners may soon need a special licence to drive a FEV (Fast Electric Vehicle)

EV Central

Lamborghinis and Ferraris are great to drive, but that doesn’t mean they’re bought by great drivers, only by people with great wealth. seconds, while a Ferrari 296 GTB is pushing north of 400kW per tonne and can hit 100km/h in 2.9 A Lamborghini Huracan has a power-to-weight ratio of 292kW per tonne and can go from zero to 100km/h in 3.2

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

Engine specialist Geo Technology is the brainchild of Osamu Goto, former Director of Honda F1, R&D Manager at Ferrari F1 and Member of the Board at a Sauber-owned company. Following his work in motorsport, Goto founded Geo Technology—an engineering consultancy company working for the automobile and motorcycle industry.

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Donut Lab claims the world’s most power-dense electric motor

Baua Electric

Donut Lab, a subsidiary of Finland-based Verge Motorcycles, claims to have a motor with the highest power density of any such unit in the world. Donut Lab electric motors Moving down in size, a 17-inch motorcycle motor that weighs 46 pounds produces a claimed 201 hp and 885 lb-ft. Even Ferrari has considered a type of in-wheel motors.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Best take on all this has been that SouthPark episode with "It" You want something efficient that uses little resources and doesnt impact traffic and parking, then buy a motorcycle. As far as quick, Id give my left nut to own a Wrightspeed EV, so I could (quietly) blow the doors off Porsches and Ferraris.