Ferrari thinks hybrid!
The head of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, said the German publication Welt am Sonntag that emissions of polluting machines brand will drop by 40% until 2012, and the cars will be easier and could use and hybrid technologies in the future. “We work in a Ferrari to use alternative sources of energy and will be based on what we do now in Formula 1,” said di Montezemolo. He referred to the KERS system (Kinetic Energy Recycling System), which will be used in Formula 1 in the year. The energy stored by the new technology can be used to improve acceleration or taking the curves.
Montezemolo held to stress that a hybrid Ferrari will not lose anything in the sports specific brand, and the first such hybrid cars will not appear soon for 2015.
To reduce emissions, Italians could choose to go to something smaller engines and more efficient, and the V12 and V8 engines today might be replaced, even partially, V6 engine.
Ferrari thinks hybrid!
It comes against the backdrop of draft EU authorities to limit CO2 emissions of auto manufacturers to levels unthinkable, especially for manufacturers of sports cars which by definition have powerful engines and emissions several times higher than cars of the city. For example, if the most “green” cars on the market of CO2 emissions under 100 g / km, the model Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, the value is approaching 500 g / km.
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July 11, 2008 @ 3:46 am
The head of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, said the German publication Welt am Sonntag that emissions of polluting machines brand will drop by 40% until 2012, and the cars will be easier and could use and hybrid technologies in the future.