The Audi took everything on this years 24 hours Le Mans race. It's an expressive fact – that points to the future, that in the in-house race the two hybrid R18 E-Trons edged ahead of the other 4 circles.
Once upon a time the USA and Germany were mortal enemies. The famous car factories of this two nations are going against their world war ambitions, as they came out COMMONLY with a super fast electric charger. According to the indications the era of the third-day long lasting chargings will reach it's end soon, in case of the properly equipped public charging stations definetly.
Who would think that a century before there were more electric vehicles on the roads than petrol or diesel ones? Who would have thought that a company known mostly about it's IT solution will cut the Gordian knot, which separates us from that the electric drive gets the starring again? It may be so, or may be not so, anyway, the IBM Battery 500 Project is more than a considerable attempt.
Who should have it expected, that the electric resources - thought to be firstly as limited abilited, mostly short ranged– will conquer also the hardest raceways after conquering the category of the street sport cars? There you are, two participants from this years season, who won't surely lag behind the field: the Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro and the 2012 Toyota Le Mans TS030 HYBRID LMP1.
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The hybrid McLaren strives for track record
Utilizing it's experiences gained in Formula – 1 McLaren has created it's newest sportcar. Though the P1 is even more forward – pointing even than the racing cars, because such an innovative hibrid drive like it has, may appear in the F1 only a few years later.
Something in what BMW and Mercedes – Benz are also in agreement
BMW and Mercedes – Benz are working on the prototype of an electric powered city minicar together: the aim of the development running on the Technical University Munich is to create such a city minicar which is the more lightweighted, but also safe at the same time.
The „hybrid – bag” has opened at the Volkswagen Group
The introduction of Audi A3 e – tron has much more of significance than we would think at first hearing. Namely the petrol – electric hybrid is the prototype of an entire „modell – troop": and if the Audi got it, then any other versions (which are built on that stunning many – sided floor panel giving it's basics) can be equipped with this modern drivetrain. And just to prove how truth this is: the Germans are already at step two...
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- The new generation of electric buses – flash charging at the bus stops July. 24.
- ALTrace in Győr – a clean race for a livelier future May. 1.
- The hybrid McLaren strives for track record March. 29.
- Something in what BMW and Mercedes – Benz are also in agreement March. 18.
- The environment is also in suit protectable March. 12.
- Electric buses on the airport of Hamburg March. 6.
- The „hybrid – bag” has opened at the Volkswagen Group March. 1.
- The past inside, the future outside February. 28.
- Groundless energy February. 19.
- The production of the Smart Electric Drive has been launched February. 6.
- Already in the times of our fathers January. 26.
- Not All Apparent Alternatives are Viable Ones January. 23.
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