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    Azure Dynamics selects Lotus for Transit Connect Electric upfits in Europe
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    On Tuesday, Ford announced that it had signed a deal to deliver 20 Transit Connect Electrics to the Norwegian Post. Two days after that, Azure Dynamics, the automotive firm that supplies the Connect's ForceDrive electric powertrain, revealed that Lotus Lightweight Structures, a division of Lotus ...

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    Lotus: 3 automakers express "significant" interest in our range-extending engine
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    Lotus claims that three undisclosed automakers have shown "significant" interest in its dedicated range-extending three-cylinder gasoline-fueled engine that was unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. To date, the Lotus engine has appeared in the Proton Emas, the Jaguar Limo Green and Lotus ...

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    Report: Lotus range-extended city car coming in 2013
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    Lotus City Car Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    In spectacular fashion, Lotus unveiled six vehicles at the Paris Motor Show. The reveals included the Elite, Espirit, Elise, Eterne hybrid, Elan and one that escaped our cameras: the City Car concept. According to CAR Magazine, ...

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    Lotus unveils range-extended electric city car concept in Paris
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    Lotus City Car Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    After a spectacular showing at the Paris Motor Show made up of five breathtakingly awesome reveals, Lotus has decided we can't get enough of a good thing and is rolling out one more. First, let's recap the five concept vehicles ...

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    Paris 2010: Lotus debuts Eterne hybrid sedan concept [w/video]
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    Lotus Eterne concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    When we think of Lotus, the words "hybrid" and "sedan" aren't exactly the first words that come to mind. Now, though, Lotus is changing all that with the introduction of its Eterne concept, a four-door sedan with an optional ...

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    2014 Lotus Elite coupe to offer optional KERS hybrid system
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    2014 Lotus Elite coupe concept
    Admittedly, 2014 is a long time away and a lot of things could happen between now and then to squash Lotus' plan to offer a production version of its Elite coupe concept. But, if nothing is dramatically altered within four year's time, then we'd expect to see the ...

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    Time for REEVolution - Think will help power up UK plug-in vehicle program
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    Lotus, Nissan, Think and Jaguar Land Rover. Four different auto companies, all working together in the UK electric car consortium (along with Axeon, EVO Electric and Xtrac) called REEVolution. As the name kind of gives away, the goal is to "expand and enhance technology" used in extended-range ...

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    Lotus Engineering gets $2m from California for lightweight vehicle study
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    Lotus Elise aluminum chassis
    Since the earliest days of Lotus, founder Colin Chapman lived by the philosophy of "Simplicate and add lightness." Over the last 60 years, that has manifested in cars from the Seven and Elan to the Elise and Evora. We can look for more of the same from the company, ...

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    Report: Lotus bringing a pair of front-engine hybrids to Paris Motor Show
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    Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery
    In addition to the pair of Evoras being introduced at this year's Paris Motor Show, Lotus will also be unveiling two front-engine hybrid vehicles, in keeping with the automaker's promise to offer more gasoline/electric sports ...

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    Lotus and Fagor Ederlan Group to produce range-extender engine
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    Lotus Engineering has reached an agreement with the Spanish Fagor Ederlan Group to develop and produce a small engine for use as a range extender in electric vehicles – a system similar to that found in the Chevrolet Volt. Lotus first showed its 1.2-liter inline-three engine at the Geneva ...

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