Lotus Wins Two High Profile Green Car Projects

Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus has won two contracts as part of winning project consortia announced by the UK Government Technology Strategy Board. These two project consortia will be allocated part of a total £23 million for 16 innovative low carbon vehicle development programmes. Including investments from companies such as [...]

Lotus Researches Cars Running On CO2

Exige 270E Tri-fuel is the next stage of Lotus Engineering’s long-term sustainable, synthetic alcohol research Lotus Engineering, the world renowned automotive consultancy division of Lotus, unveils its latest development towards carbon neutral road transport at the 78th Geneva International Motor Show. The Lotus Exige 270E Tri-fuel is the most powerful road version yet of the [...]

Mercedes-Benz’s website and Bluetec

Bluetec gets the maximum power out of every single drop of diesel and so consumes significantly less fuel while conserving natural resources and actively preventing air pollution. On Mercedes-Benz website you can interactively know more about bluetec and plant your very own flower, showing that you care about environment.

Is Diesel Performance Dead?

In a day where phrases like Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel, Exhaust Gas Recirculation, Urea Injection and most of all Diesel Particulate Filter are being used in an industry that is more accustomed to phrases like “Boost Fooler” and “Mufflerectomy” many people are wondering if this is the end of the Diesel Performance era. Many people are [...]

World’s First Biodiesel Professional Racecar

When the start lights go out on Friday”s SCCA SPEED Touring Car race at Sebring International Raceway, Jim Osborn, of Ooltewah, Tenn., will rocket away from the starting grid in the world’s first biodiesel professional racecar.

Osborn’s team, Chili Pepper Racing, recently announced it would run its No. 24 Volkswagen Jetta on diesel fuel for [...]

How hybrid works

The term ‘hybrid’ refers to a combination of two or more features in one. Hybrid car, thus, involves a combination of two technologies for its working. Instead of a single fuel, it uses the efficiency of two fuels – gasoline with electricity or diesel with electricity. This is the main feature of hybrid cars, which [...]

The Road Ahead for Hybrid Cars

Owing to the success of the hybrid car launch, manufactures are motivated to improve the standards of their hybrid series with a view to attract a wider customer base. The reviews about hybrid cars show that some of them need improvement in their capacity, others need improvement in the mileage. And of course, fuel efficiency [...]

Technology Trends

Hybrid cars are becoming the smarter choice for drivers who want the benefits of better fuel efficiency. Experts feel that hybrid batteries would undergo further innovation. At present, hybrid vehicles use NiMH technology, but auto experts are betting on lithium-ion batteries which may dominate the market. Looking at the hybrid technology trends, automakers may be able to deliver a hybrid battery with half the present size and cost.

Diesel hybrids have lots of potential as diesel offers more fuel economy than gasoline. Outside of the United States, diesel hybrids would be more fuel-efficient than gasoline hybrids, experts opined.