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Racing Hybrids

Hybrid racing vehicles are incredibly successful, including all recent wins at the famous Le Mans 24 Hour annual race.

Audi R18 e-tron Le Mans 2013 Winner

Le Mans: Audi Most Efficient

Audi most efficient in the field – facts on the twelfth victory at Le Mans. Less fuel consumption combined with higher speed – that’s how Audi won the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours with the R18 e-tron quattro and its drivers Loïc Duval (F), Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan McNish (GB). Key facts after the […]

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Audi e-tron Wins Le Mans 2013

Audi e-tron wins Le Mans

For the second time in succession, Audi has won the Le Mans 24 Hours with a hybrid race car and quattro drive, thus continuing its unique success story at the world’s most important endurance race. Victory was clinched by Loïc Duval (F), Tom Kristensen (DK) and Allan McNish (GB). As expected, the twelfth triumph for

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Toyota Motorsport TS030 hybrid racer & Yamaha EC-03 Electric Scooter

Toyota Racing Gets Even Greener

Yamaha Motor Europe will bolster TOYOTA Racing’s already strong eco presence in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship through the provision of 16 EC-03 electric scooters for paddock use. The partnership sees Yamaha become an ‘Official Supplier of TOYOTA Racing’. TOYOTA was the first manufacturer to confirm participation in 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship events

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