http://www.hybridcars.com/geneva-meet-eve/ Auto alternatives for the 21st century Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.hybridcars.com/geneva-meet-eve/#comment-3556 Alex Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:21:25 +0000 http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=1057#comment-3556 If lotus could highly compartmentalize their hybrid drive then it could go into a plug and play type feature that they could use on all their already efficient cars. The elise is one of the lightest cars in the world. Its only downside is its unnecessarily large engine. Give it a 4 cylinder option and easily expect mid 40 mpg. With a mild hybrid option expect near upper 50s. Lotus is about minimalistic design and accessories for maximum agility. This could give them an advantage, since they can provide a simple efficient car that does not require fifty computer technicians to repair. Can we have a car that the owner can maintain and repair?

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