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Ferrari split as Formula One goes hybird
Filed under: Motorsports, Green, Technology, Ferrari Formula One is going hybrid starting next year, according to statements released by the sport's governing body the FIA. The Kinetic Energy Recovery...
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BMW Sauber discovers cause of KERS shock
Filed under: Motorsports, Green, Safety, BMW According to Team BMW Sauber, it has "concluded their investigations into the KERS incident at Jerez." Incident? You mean that time when one of your...
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Confirmed: Ferrari testing hybrid powertrain in 599 prototype
Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrid, Geneva Motor Show, Green, Supercars, Ferrari Click above for high-res gallery of the Ferrari 599XX One of the stated reasons that automakers send prototype race cars...
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Mercedes engineer says KERS 'not relevant to road cars'
Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrid, Green, Mercedes-Benz McLaren MP4-24 - Click above for a high-res image gallery Of the ten teams competing in this year's Formula 1 championship, McLaren-Mercedes is...
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F1 teams vote to scrap KERS in 2010
Filed under: Motorsports, Green Ferrari at the 2009 Turkish Grand Prix - Click above for high-res image gallery It's no secret that the FIA and the Formula One Teams' Association are jointly interested...
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BMW gives up on KERS for the remainder of the 2009 F1 season
Filed under: Motorsports, Green, BMWAfter using its KERS hybrid system on and off through the first half of the 2009 Formula One season, the BMW-Sauber team has decided enough is enough. The team will...
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Report: Ferrari to show 599 hybrid concept in Geneva
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, FerrariItalian pub, Quattroroute reports Ferrari will show its first road-going hybrid next March at the Geneva Motor Show....
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Videos: Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid uses Williams F1 flywheel KERS
Filed under: Motorsports, Hybrid, Porsche, Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery The hybrid drive system being used by Porsche in its new 911 GT3 R isn't what you...
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Maserati to follow Ferrari down path of hybrid sportscars?
Filed under: Hybrid, Performance, Maserati, Rumormill, Luxury What's the world coming to when two of Italy's most storied supercar manufacturers - we're talking Ferrari and Lamborghini here, in case...
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Team Lotus renews deal with Renault, gets Red Bull KERS
Filed under: Motorsports, Lotus, Renault Glancing down the F1 roster this year has lead to a little confusion for many. That's because there are two teams that lay claim to the Lotus name, and they're...
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McLaren F1 successor to pack KERS into clean-sheet design
Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, UK, MISC If you were impressed by the MP4-12C, well, you should be. It's an otherworldly performance machine. But we ain't seen nothing yet from...
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Pininfarina P4/5 Competizione going hybrid?
Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Hybrid, Ferrari, Design/Style, Racing Race cars are going hybrid these days. Formula One racers store regenerated brake energy. Porsche packs a flywheel into the 911...
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Hi-po Toyota GT86 to get KERS?
Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, Scion, Subaru, Toyota We happen to like the Toyota GT86 - and, it of course goes without saying that the same applies to the Subaru BRZ and Scion...
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Volvo testing F1-style KERS system, cites 25% fuel economy bump [w/video]
Filed under: Hybrid, Technology, Volvo Volvo has been experimenting with flywheel propulsion systems since the eighties, but only recently has technology caught up with the possibility of real-world...
View ArticleWilliams stops hybrid KERS development for F1, focuses on non-motorsport...
Filed under: Green, Hybrid, RacingThe hybrid drive development unit of the Williams Formula One team has decided to stop working on its Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for the team. Instead, the...
View ArticleVideo: Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid uses Williams F1 flywheel KERS
Filed under: Green, Porsche, Hybrid, RacingPorsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryContinue reading Video: Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid uses Williams F1 flywheel KERSVideo: Porsche...
View ArticleReport: 2011 Audi Le Mans Prototype could switch to V6 diesel with KERS
Filed under: Green, Audi, Diesel, Hybrid, RacingAudi R15 TDI - Click above for high-res image galleryReport: 2011 Audi Le Mans Prototype could switch to V6 diesel with KERS originally appeared on...
View ArticleVideo: Ferrari does the hybrid thing
Filed under: Green, Ferrari, HybridFerrari HY-KERS - Click above to watch the video after the jumpContinue reading Video: Ferrari does the hybrid thingVideo: Ferrari does the hybrid thing originally...
View ArticleF1 teams consider bringing back KERS for 2011
Filed under: Green, Ferrari, Renault, Hybrid, RacingBMW Sauber F1.09 - Click above for high-res image galleryF1 teams consider bringing back KERS for 2011 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 06 Apr...
View ArticleMcLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Renault all favor return of KERS to F1 in 2011
Filed under: Green, Hybrid, RacingThe McLaren Formula One team has joined Ferrari, Renault and Williams in backing the return of kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS) to the series in 2011. A handful...
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