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Racing at Le Mans in a hybrid, Audi will be there

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

The rumor proved true. Audi will have 2 hybrids racing at Le Mans in June. They will battle with the 2 Toyota hybrids, and that will make 4 hybrids racing. It’s more than we had dreamt! Even more exciting, the … Continue reading →

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The Toyota TS030 hybrid, made for Le Mans, to improve racing fuel economy

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Laurent J. Masson

Toyota’s announcement to race a hybrid car at Le Mans 24 Hours raised of a lot enthusiasm, but also many questions. Sure, the Prius is a great car, praised the world over, but it’s a fine road car with average … Continue reading →

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Could Peugeot race a diesel-hybrid at Le Mans to fight Toyota and Audi?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

We learned only a few days ago that Toyota would compete in next year’s 24 Hours race of Le Mans with an hybrid car. That was great news but we shall not forget that Peugeot was there first. The French … Continue reading →

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Toyota returns to Le Mans with a gasoline-hybrid race car

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Toyota has raced in Le Mans before, it even set a lap record once, but it never won the race so a comeback was expected. It will happen next year with something few people expected: hybrid tech.

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More than 20 electric cars on a rally in Europe, it’s a Wave to move the world

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

The cars, all electrics, will leave Paris on Sunday at noon, heading North, to Lille. Then Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and finally the Czech Republic, where their arrival is scheduled in Prague, on September the 25th. That’s … Continue reading →

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This isn’t a golf cart, this is the 500-mph electric car, a new Bluebird

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

I bet we’ll all agree that driving at 500-mph is not green, but there’s something exciting in speed records. Don Wales knows quite a lot about them. He’s the grandson of Sir Donald Campbell, who set several records early last … Continue reading →

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Once again, Bosch triumphed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Michelin too

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

We were expecting a fight and we got it. After the awful crashes of 2 Audis, the remaining one battled for more than 12 hours with the best Peugeot. The Audi finally won, with the Peugeot only 13-seconds behind it … Continue reading →

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An incredibly efficient EV, the electric Renault Fluence ZE

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

It doesn’t look like much. It’s about the size of a Toyota Camry, only a little bit narrower, a very classic 4-door sedan. It’s available with a 1.6-liter gas engine or a 1.5-liter diesel in Europe, but very few people … Continue reading →

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A Lexus CT200h hybrid raced at the Nürburgring

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

I’m not totally sure, but I think yesterday was the first time an hybrid Lexus went racing in Europe. It was at the mighty Nürburgring racetrack. The car was Lexus’ latest model, the CT200h. An hybrid, it’s the least powerful … Continue reading →

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Audi explains LED’s advantages for racing at Le Mans

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Laurent J. Masson

Since 2006, Audis racing at Le Mans had some LEDs lights alongside their xenon head beams. This year will be different, with the R18 race car having all LED front lights. This is a world first, and we shall expect … Continue reading →

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