Skip to Content

VIDEO: Zero Carbonista wind car update 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We have been following the efforts of Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, and his attempt to build an electric sports car which he can power from the wind. Like several other efforts, a Lotus (in this case, an Exige) is being used as the underlying platform. Also like others, his project is taking a ...

Lotus wins award for HOTFIRE engine that cuts CO2 by 15% 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Another of Lotus Engineering's research projects into more efficient motoring has been recognized. This time around, Project HOTFIRE received an accolade from The Engineer Technology + Innovation Awards 2008. HOTFIRE was a joint effort with Continental, University College London (UCL) and ...

Lotus garners award for new aluminum chassis of Evora 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lotus is increasingly building on its 60 year history of creating more with less with all its recent efforts on electric and hybrid drive cars. Besides the powertrain work, Lotus has plenty of experience with lightweight structures. The latest evolution of that is the architecture of the new Evora ...

Lotus and Oaktec developing Honda Civic hybrid for rally/circuit duty 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Oaktec has been campaigning a heavily-modified Honda Insight in a series of rallies over the past few years, taking five Class-A victories in the UK Formula 1000 rally and bringing home the Class-A championship in 2006. In 2007, Oaktec built a Honda Civic hybrid to compete in both rally and circuit ...

Lotus to create OMINVORE research engine for next gen biofuels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Lotus Engineering has just announced the next step in its efforts to develop greener automotive technology. The British engineering consultancy will be creating a new research engine that will be aimed at helping to optimize engine designs for new generation bio-alcohol fuels. The OMNIVORE (as in ...

Lotus announces Safe and Sound hybrid demonstrator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click to enlarge For the past two decades, Lotus has been working on active noise cancellation technology to make cars quieter. While that may have been a good thing on internal combustion cars, the spread of hybrid and electric cars has made advocates for the blind concerned. Electrically driven ...

Detroit Electric to aid Proton get powered by electrons 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Malaysian government has given the green light to national car maker Proton to begin "in-depth validation and testing" of electric cars. The announcement came after the Cabinet Committee on Inflation received a briefing on the role e-cars can have in reducing the consumption of petrol and ...

Hybrid Lotus on the way? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Evora Lotus reportedly has something interesting up its corporate sleeves for an upcoming sports car project. Although nothing official has been announced, some media outlets are predicting that Lotus will offer a hybrid drivetrain on its next vehicle. ...

Lotus Evora first car built on Versatile Vehicle Architecture from APX 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lotus Evora Way back in Febuary of 2006, Lotus seemingly looked past its sports car roots by introducing the "Aluminium Performance Crossover ", or APX concept, which was powered by a supercharged 3.0L DOHC V6. Although the crossover had room for seven ...

Lotus continues down the green path with the Eco Elise 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Updated with new gallery While it could be argued that Lotus already builds the greenest sportscars on the planet, the British automaker seems keenly aware that the world's gas-burning ways are quickly being swept under the carpet. What started with the dual-fuel capable Lotus Exige 265E - which got ...

← Previous PageNext Page →


Featured Galleries

  • Renault Fluence ZE concept
  • Governor Schwarzenegger with the Zero S
  • Peugeot Concept HYbrid3 Evolution
  • Volkswagen e-up! concept
  • Dacia Logan MCV Hi-Flex
  • Citroen C-Zero
  • Italwin Ducati City Pearl
  • SEMA 2009: Toyota Prius Aerius Concept
  • Peugeot BB1 concept visits London
  • 2010 Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion
  • Mavizen TTX02 Electric Racebike
  • 1 Liter Racing League

Categories

Autoblog

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum