Ferrari will officially unveil their first ever hybrid car, the 599 Hybrid at the upcoming Geneva Motor show in March this year. Ferrari’s Chairman Luca Di Montezemolo announced the decision at the side lines of the F10 launch which is Ferrari’s F1 car for the 2010 season.
The petrol electric hybrid will make use of lithium-ion batteries and is expected to come with KERS (Kinetic Energy Recover System) developed by Ferrari’s F1 team and regenerative braking like all the mainstream hybrids. The Start&Stop system may also find an appearance on the hybrid.
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The hybrid version is expected to reduce fuel consumption by a staggering 35% bringing the overall consumption figure to a respectable 14 mpg.
Luca Di Monetzemolo also stressed that the company is committed to improve sustainability and efficiency and will continue to adapt cutting edge F1 technology to its new road cars.
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