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Student-built hydrogen Le Mans style prototype beats gasoline-powered cars in Supercar Challenge race

Green Car Congress

Never before did a hydrogen-electric race car beat other cars in an official competition—let alone the kind of petrol-powered race cars we were racing against today. Peak power is 320 kW, while the maximum torque the motors can deliver is 780 N·m. We’re incredibly proud of what we have accomplished today.

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Who needs a Ferrari, Lambo or Porsche! Radical $6 million McLaren W1 uses electric motor to produce more power than an F1 car

EV Central

Shift aside Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche because McLaren has stepped up the supercar game with the W1. Yep, the sleek carbon-fibre two-seater utilises an electric motor teamed with petrol propulsion to create the radical McLaren W1 that has more power than an F1 car. litre twin turbo V8. The McLaren W1 is claimed to take 2.7

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Move aside Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren! 2024 Porsche Taycan now the most powerful car on the market

EV Central

The heavily revised 2024 Porsche Taycan now makes up to 700kW of power, thrashing any V8, V10 or V12 from Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren – and comfortably outpunching the most powerful petrol-powered models from Porsche. The all-wheel-drive Taycan Turbo S with its 700kW dual-motor setup is claimed to top 100km/h in just 2.4

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2024 McLaren Artura Spider review: Electrification adds excitement in this Ferrari-baiting plug-in powerhouse

EV Central

Electrification has arrived in the world of supercars, where the world’s most mad-hatter manufacturers are now using electric motors not just to aid efficiency, but to ratchet up the excitement levels, too. Can plug-in hybrid supercars rival screaming petrol V8s and V10s? You bloody bet they can. That means a sprint to 100km/h in 3.0

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Reports: Ferrari working on a hybrid car

Green Cars News

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. The company, which already uses a hybrid system in its Formula One race cars, has, according to reports, applied for a patent on a new petrol-electric drive system for its road cars. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Motor show report: everything mad and electric from Korea’s 2024 Busan Mobility Show

EV Central

At this month’s Busan Mobility Show on Korea’s south coast, anything petrol or diesel powered was basically asked to hide outside. Range is up to 600km with the larger 81kWh battery, while single motor power is 150kW/283Nm; but we’re promised a hot twin-motor GT version in future. You must be a ‘mobility solution provider’.

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Ferrari F80 hybrid hypercar breaks cover with 1184 bhp, 350 kmph top speed

Baua Electric

Read more The Ferrari F80 is the most powerful road-going car ever from the Maranello-based car maker Over a decade since its last hypercar, Ferrari has taken the wraps off the new F80, its latest hypercar that arrives as a successor to the iconic LaFerrari. Ferrari says the new F80 can reach breathtaking speeds in no time.

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