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High Performance, Higher Education: Ferrari estalishes lightweight research lab at Italian university

If there's one thing on which treehuggers and tire-smokers can agree on, it's the need to reduce weight in vehicles. It hurts performance and it hurts fuel efficiency. Few know that as well as Ferrari, which has just taken things to another level by dedicating a new research lab at the University of Modena and Regio Emilia. Called the Mille Chili lab, it bears the same name and the same purpose as the lightweight concept car which the sportscar-maker unveiled in 2007. In the new lab, students will work with faculty members and Ferrari ... Read more →

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High Performance, Higher Education: Ferrari estalishes lightweight research lab at Italian university 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

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Click above to view the Ferrari Millechili in our hi-res gallery While some could rightly wonder what in the world a Ferrari supercar could do to be green, the fact that the Italian manufacturer of super high performance prancing horses cars is interested in cleaning up its act at all probably ...

Ferrari looking to cut CO₂ emissions, reduce fuel use by 40 percent 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari has been making some moves towards making vehicles that emit less CO2 and use less fuel. Today, Reuters is reporting that Ferrari's future (by 2012) will be one where the iconic red automobiles use 40 percent fuel and drop average CO2 emissions from 400 gm/km to 280-300. 300 grams per km is ...

What's next for the Ferrari Millechili eco-friendly concept? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Remember when we showed you Ferrari's last concept car, the Millechili? Although made of cardboard, the car did offer some very interesting features in an effort to boost Ferrari's green-street-cred. They already have plenty of normal street-cred, as they say, so they decided to go a different ...

The Ferrari Mille Chili eco-concept - picture and details inside! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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