PRESS RELEASE: MAY 2, 2008
Green sports Lotus to make its British debut at The Co-operative Insurance Eden Sexy Green Car Show
Lotus’s groundbreaking eco-sports car is bound to be a head turner at this year’s The Co-operative Insurance Eden Sexy Green Car Show from May 23-31.
One of the most famous names in the car industry, Lotus is bringing its Exige 270E Tri-Fuel to the world’s foremost green car event. This car of the future is proof that motors can be both green and sexy. It has a top speed of 158 mph and does 0-60 mph in 3.88 seconds, yet runs on petrol, bioethanol or methanol, and its appearance at Eden will be its British car show debut.
Ultimately, the sports car could be ‘carbon-neutral’, says Lotus Engineering. Its emissions would be balanced by recovering waste carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to make methanol. Within 15-20 years, Lotus hopes to see large-scale methanol production ‘recycling’ the carbon dioxide produced by factories.
Geraint Castleton-White, Head of Powertrain at Lotus Engineering, said the model marks a step forwards in the hunt for cleaner fuels, especially because the technology can slot into any conventional car. He said: “For car companies and the motorist, the use of sustainable alcohols like synthetic methanol requires relatively few changes to the vehicle. It can also use the current fuel distribution infrastructure, which is a huge advantage for suppliers.”
Eden's Gus Grand, the show’s director, said: “This could be the fuel of the future. It’s a real coup to showcase this technology here at Eden, where the public will get a taste of the vehicles we hope they’ll be driving in the next few decades.”
The Co-operative Insurance Eden Sexy Green Car Show is now in its second year and 2008 will see more vehicles on display, testing their green credentials at what is normally a car-free zone. Among other major manufacturers showing off their latest low-emission cars will be Citroen, Honda, Peugeot, Saab, Fiat, Volkswagen, Seat and Ford.
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