Scottish Elises

... is in testing- 400+bhp

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/conce ... ns-testing

I really liked the idea of the range extender engine as it seems to use alot of the tech developed by the engineering boys regarding cheap 3 cyl engines and hybrids technology.

Shame the battery's only have a range of 40 miles without running the engine

BiggestNizzy wrote:Shame the battery's only have a range of 40 miles without running the engine

I guess the point is that when the engines running it'll run at its most efficient so you should end up using far less fuel even though the engine will still be running most of the time.

Looks like this project may bear some positive news for Lotus;

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=26166

Dominic wrote:Looks like this project may bear some positive news for Lotus;

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=26166

Imagine if they had not been spunking cash on Monaco & Regent street stores and concentrating on this type on innovation ?!

Develop it, patent it, sell it to all, DON'T release lots of new models, advance mankind.

So, will we direct Alpine owners to VX220.org

neil wrote:

BiggestNizzy wrote:Shame the battery's only have a range of 40 miles without running the engine

I guess the point is that when the engines running it'll run at its most efficient so you should end up using far less fuel even though the engine will still be running most of the time.

This is certainly the theory, and sounds like a great idea, but I read a review of the Vauxhall Ampera that uses a similar system and it struggled to get much better fuel economy than a regular car.

Which is a bit disappointing really, as I really liked the idea.

I guess if you kept within the 40 mile range more of the time, then your 'average' mpg figure will climb quickly though, as you're using no fuel (well, petrol) at all.

Colin