Ferrari FF Hits Ford C-MAX Taxi Then Fence in Boston

Regardless of where the blame lies – be that the freezing conditions in Massachusetts, the driver of the Ferrari and/or the other car reportedly involved in the accident with the gunmetal FF seen in the above photo, a crashed Ferrari is never a pretty sight.

Here's all that we know about the incident at this time, courtesy of Wreckedexotics: "Ferrari FF collided with a Ford C-Max taxi last night in Boston. Witnesses say the Ferrari was making a lot of noise shortly before the crash."

You never know, but given how expensive it is to fix luxury cars in general, let alone special Italian exotics, and looking at the damages the supercar sustained, we would say that this Ferrari FF is either toast or an insurance write off.

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Photo Credits: Wreckedexotics

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Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept Can Fully Charge Battery via Sun in One Day

The name leaves no room for confusion: the C-Max Solar Energi Concept harnesses the power of the sun through a solar panel roof and uses it to charge the batteries of the plug-in hybrid vehicle. Ford will debut the concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 6-10).

The study’s solar panel roof draws power from a special solar concentrator lens similar to a magnifying glass that directs intense rays to solar panels on the vehicle roof.

Ford says a day’s worth of sunlight is enough to completely charge the hybrid vehicle’s batteries, with the concept delivering the same performance as the conventional C-Max Energy plug-in hybrid. By using renewable power, Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept is estimated to reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions a typical owner would produce by four metric tons.

The study is a collaborative project of Ford, SunPower Corp. and Georgia Institute of Technology. The high-efficiency solar cells for the roof of the C-Max Solar Energi Concept are provided by SunPower, while Georgia Institute of Technology developed an off-vehicle solar concentrator that uses a special Fresnel lens to direct sunlight to the solar cells while boosting the impact of the sunlight by a factor of eight.

The system tracks the sun as it moves from east to west, drawing enough power from the sun through the concentrator each day to equal a four-hour battery charge (8 kilowatts).

When fully charged, the Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept has the same driving range as a conventional C-Max Energi of up to 620 miles (998 km), including up to 21 electric-only miles (34 km). The study still has a charge port, for those days when the sun is too shy to show its face completely.

Ford says it will begin testing the vehicle together with Georgia Tech in real-world scenarios to see if it’s feasible as a production car.

By Dan Mihalascu

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