Category: Lotus

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lotus, Tesla Motors, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Click above for high-res image gallery of Jason’s Tesla Roadster
Following the report on Friday that Lotus was planning to introduce an electric car of its own, we contacted Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk for a comment. Tesla and Lotus collaborated on development of the Roadster and Lotus builds […]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Lotus
After the engineering side of Lotus has spent over a decade working on electric vehicle technology, the production side finally looks ready to take advantage of it. Lotus CEO Michael Kimberley recently told the Financial Times, “Don’t be surprised to see an electric Lotus shortly,” which could appear as a concept […]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hydrogen, Lotus, UK

The latest episode in the “wind-car” building saga is ready for viewing and Dale Vince, the man behind both this project and Ecotricity, has some interesting things to say. Although the discussion is mainly centered around the car and their attempts to make the Exige bodywork look a little more […]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Lotus, European Union

Ever since that Malaysian press melée in September there haven’t been any perceptible noises emanating from the resurrected Detroit Electric. Perhaps former Lotus CEO Albert Lam and friends have their noses to the grindstone getting product ready their announced end-of-2009 production run. Secretly, we hope they’re preparing several models to […]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Dodge, Lotus, LA Auto Show

click the Dodge EV for a high-res gallery from the show
While strolling around one of the smaller exhibit halls at the Los Angeles Auto Show I ran into an old acquaintance I hadn’t seen in about 15 years. I met Roger Becker early in my engineering career when […]