I thought I’d hit on something the other day when I saw in a technical paper that Ferrari had committed to reducing its carbon footprint.
Was the company intending to launch a ScuderEco model, I wondered, or an Environzo? The word photovoltaic was mentioned, so I began to think solar power. A hybrid, maybe, the F430 Solari, juiced up by the currant bun? (Or should that be current bun?)
Then I read the article properly. Apparently solar panels have been fitted to the roof of Ferrari’s Engine Mechanical Machining facility at Maranello. Manufactured by Mitsubishi, the photovoltaic system will substantially reduce the engine plant’s environmental impact. I’m glad about that. Given the carbon offset created by the solar panels, I needn’t worry the next time I have to test a Ferrari.
