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Lotus and Jaguar to develop new multi-fuel engine

Lotus and Jaguar to develop new multi-fuel engine

Rated 4 out of 54

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 ...

Honda dealership goes green

Honda dealership goes green

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 11 August 2008 16:06

Honda has cast its environmental eye on to its dealerships. Its latest showroom - Inchcape Honda in Romford, Essex – uses recycled rainwater, ground source heating pumps and solar power to slash its energy bill by 30 percent compared to standard showrooms. Why is this Honda dealership so green? Instead of traditional air-conditioning, the 12-car site uses fully automated low-level ventilation ...

Lotus and Caparo join forces to develop hybrid Jaguar limo

Lotus and Caparo join forces to develop hybrid Jaguar limo

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Ben Whitworth, 18 June 2008 12:30

Lotus Engineering has won a contract to develop two low-carbon vehicles – a large luxury hybrid executive saloon called Limo-Green and a zero-emission London Taxi – as part of a £52m raft of green projects initiated by the government’s Technology Strategy Board. Lotus will team up with Caparo Vehicle Technologies and automotive research giant MIRA to develop what it calls ‘a ...

GM Hy-Wire concept car (2007) CAR review

GM Hy-Wire concept car (2007) CAR review

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 06 June 2007 07:31

The Hy-wire? Sounds like a circus act… Don't be fooled. It’s a very significant bit of technology. When General Motors unveiled AUTOnomy at the Detroit Motor Show five years ago, the oddly compelling hydrogen-powered chassis that looked more like an overblown and high-tech skateboard than the saviour of the motor industry, was seen as something as a watershed moment. Why? ...

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE (2007) CAR review

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE (2007) CAR review

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Ben Whitworth, 03 June 2007 02:36

How does a hydrogen-powered RX-8 work – and no technobabble please... It's simple. The RX-8's rotary engine can run on either petrol or hydrogen, which is stored in liquid form in a second fuel tank. The engine is fitted with a second set of hydrogen injectors that are situated above the intake chamber, and the driver has a switch in ...

Koenigsegg CCXR

Koenigsegg CCXR

Rated 5 out of 55

Ben Whitworth, 03 June 2007 02:01

A green Koenigsegg? Surely some mistake? For those who find themselves a little underwhelmed by the 806bhp power output of the Koenigsegg CCX, check out the new CCXR. Unveiled to a stunned Geneva audience, the CCXR packs a barely believable 1018bhp and - get this - it runs on environmentally friendly E85 biofuel. 'Our engineers couldn't quite believe the figures ...

Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept

Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Whitworth, 08 March 2007 08:56

The world's first 80mpg sports coupe Green doesn’t have to mean dull and worthy – that Honda’s message behind its intriguing-looking Small Hybrid Sports Concept, star of its show stand and likely to enter production within the next two years. Sitting on a modified Civic platform, the European designed SHSC is powered by 1.4-litre VTEC petrol and electric engines, that ...

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