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Lotus goes Honda hybrid racing

Lotus goes Honda hybrid racing

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Glen Waddington, 25 September 2008 15:46

No, it’s not a Norfolk-based competition to grow the tallest rose varieties. Lotus Engineering is developing a Honda Civic Hybrid for stage rallying and circuit racing. Yes, you read that right. Hold on! Lotus is racing a Honda hybrid?  It turns out there’s a lot of untapped performance potential lurking within Honda’s petrol-electric commuter car, and Lotus has the key ...

Lotus and Jaguar to develop new multi-fuel engine

Lotus and Jaguar to develop new multi-fuel engine

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Ben Whitworth, 12 August 2008 12:14

Lotus is joining forces with Queen’s University Belfast and Jaguar to develop Omnivore, a revolutionary new multi-fuel combustion engine with significantly enhanced thermal efficiency when running on any combination of alcohols and gasoline. What's this new Lotus engine about? Sponsored by Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs and Department of the Environment Northern Ireland through the Renewable Materials LINK ...

Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

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Ben Pulman, 17 July 2008 17:42

BMW has Efficient Dynamics, Mercedes has BlueEfficiency and Audi has… what? On the surface, Audi seems to have missed the green boat entirely, having not created an eco-brand to act as an environmentally friendly halo for its mainstream range. Audi says this isn’t the case; it’s not late to the party – it’s not coming at all. Surely it’s just ...

London's £25 congestion charge scrapped

London's £25 congestion charge scrapped

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Ben Pulman, 08 July 2008 09:30

The UK's £25 congestion charge is no more following a consent order that legally brings a formal end to any court proceedings between Porsche, Transport for London and the London mayor. In his pre-election plans Boris Johnson had always stood against the proposed charge – a huge hike from today's £8-a-day charge. Once in power, Johnson’s legal team advised him ...

Lotus plans to be greenest car maker

Lotus plans to be greenest car maker

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Tim Pollard, 04 June 2008 10:44

Lotus will find out this month if its bid to become Britain’s cleanest car maker has been successful. Lotus and green fuel specialist Ecotricity plan to erect three wind turbines to supply all the company’s electricity needs – and make it the UK’s first electric carbon-neutral car factory. Any excess power created by the 60m diameter wind turbines will be ...

TfL: 'We won't launch £25 C-charge'

TfL: 'We won't launch £25 C-charge'

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Ben Pulman, 14 May 2008 17:04

The £25 London congestion charge for gas guzzlers is likely to be scrapped within the next few weeks, CAR Online has learned. A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said it ‘wasn’t expecting to implement’ previous mayor Ken Livingstone’s proposed increases planned from 27 October 2008. That means the judicial review filed against TfL and the London mayor could also ...

Porsche officially challenges London mayor and TfL

Porsche officially challenges London mayor and TfL

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Ben Pulman, 03 April 2008 10:14

Porsche has officially filed a judicial review challenge against the London congestion charge increase. It follows TfL and the London mayor’s rejection of Porsche’s request for changes to the proposed £25-a-day charge. London mayor Ken Livingstone and TfL will now have 21 days to acknowledge the filing and a further 35 days to ready their defence. A judge will then decide ...

Porsche vs London mayor: latest

Porsche vs London mayor: latest

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Ben Pulman, 11 March 2008 17:23

Porsche is on a collision course with the authorities planning London’s proposed £25-a-day congestion charge – and it emerged today that the two parties could end up in court. Lawyers acting for TfL and the mayor’s office have rejected the sports car maker’s request for changes to the tax, which is set to treble from today’s £8 charge. Porsche said ...

GM's hybrid launch delayed

GM's hybrid launch delayed

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Ben Oliver, 15 January 2008 22:10

The launch of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid could be delayed by at least a year, GM has hinted.  It showed the latest version of the radical E-flex plug-in hybrid technology that will underpin the Volt in the Cadillac Provoq (main image), a concept car that also hinted strongly at how Caddy’s new small SUV will look. But it also ...

Fisker Hybrid

Fisker Hybrid

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Anonymous, 04 December 2007 17:15

What’s this oddly attractive thing? Former Aston Martin designer Henrik Fisker is working on a turn-key hybrid sports car that will make its public debut at next year’s Detroit motor show in January. Fisker Coachbuild has hooked up with Quantum Technologies, the American producer of cutting-edge clean propulsion technologies, to create this slinky four-door four-seater. Unlike the Fisker Tromonto which ...

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