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INTERVIEW WITH BOB LUTZ
In a long and distinguished career, Bob Lutz was the archetypal 'car guy' auto industry executive. He may be approaching 80 years of age and 'retired', but he is still pretty active. Straight talking Mr Lutz tells Dave Leggett that he relishes the opportunity to advise Lotus and that his time at GM taught him that you need to give designers leeway if you want to make good cars...
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RANGE EXTENDER ENGINE - CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION
The range extender engine started as a UK government programme funded through the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to develop automotive hybrid technologies. Lotus designed the purpose built 1.2 litre 3 cylinder range extender engine, which was installed into the Jaguar 'Limo-Green' vehicle demonstrator.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES AT LOTUS
The use of composites at Lotus fits well with our design philosophy of performance through light weight and parts integration. We have been using composites at Lotus ever since the introduction of our first production model in 1957. Read here >
THE LOTUS INTERVIEW: GENERAL MANAGER OF CHINA OPERATIONS HUI ZHANG
Lotus Engineering is gearing up to take advantage of China's extraordinary expansion in car ownership. General Manager China Operations Hui Zhang talks to just-auto's Simon Warburton as the wholly-owned foreign enterprise looks to capitalise on the boom.
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LOTUS AND THE EAST OF ENGLAND TO START WORK ON ONE OF THE UK'S MOST EXTENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGING NETWORKS
Plugged in Places' (PiPs) is a GBP30million UK government initiative to provide part funding for the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles to help stimulate the market uptake of a new generation of Low Carbon Vehicles.
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Previous issues
- Issue 40 - Spring 2011 - Evolving electric vehicles
- Issue 39 - Winter 2010 - A new era!
- Issue 38 - Autumn 2010 - Powering forward
- Issue 37 - Summer 2010 - Integrating Technology
- Issue 36 - Jan/Feb - Achieving emissions excellence
- Issue 35 - Nov/Dec 2009 - Alternative ideas for energy efficiency
- Issue 34 - Sep/Oct 2009 : Going the Distance
- Issue 33 - Jul/Aug 2009 : A Case for the Defence
- Issue 32 - May/Jun 2009
- Issue 31 - Mar/Apr 2009
- Issue 30 - Jan/Feb 2009 : On Track
- Issue 29 - Nov/Dec 2008 : Onwards and upwards in challenging times
- Issue 28 - Sep/Oct 2008 : Design evolution
- Issue 27 - Jul/Aug 2008 : The Evora is here
- Issue 26 - May/June 2008 : Lotus adds lightness
- Issue 25 - March/April 2008 : Lowering C02, improving performance
- Issue 24 - January/February 2008 : New year, New look
- Issue 23 - November/December 2007 : Form and Function
- Issue 22 - September/October 2007 : Green Technologies
- Issue 21 - July/August 2007 : Polar Moments
- Issue 20 - May/June 2007 : Emerging technologies
- Issue 19 - March/April 2007 : Lotus Sport
- Issue 18 - January/February 2007 : Driving Dynamics
- Issue 17 - November/December 2006 : New product development technologies
- Issue 16 - September/October 2006 : Alternative Fuels
- Issue 15 - July/August 2006 : Car Design
- Issue 14 - May/June 2006 : Global platforms and emerging markets
- Issue 13 - March/April 2006 : Fuel savings and car sharing
- Issue 12 - January/February 2006 : Research & Development
- Issue 11 - November/December 2005 : Lotus' motorsport services
- Issue 10 - September/October 2005 : Vehicle Architecture
- Issue 9 - July/August 2005 : Automotive Partnerships
- Issue 8 - May/Jun 2005 : Powertrain Developments
- Issue 7 - Mar/Apr 2005 : Supply Chain Management
- Issue 6 - Jan/Feb 2005 : Vehicle Dynamics
- Issue 5 - Nov/Dec 2004 : Metallic Materials and Joining Technologies
- Issue 4 - Sept/Oct 2004 : Managing Innovation
- Issue 3 - July/August 2004 : Engineering: A Global Business
- Issue 2 - May/June 2004 : Design Houses
- Issue 1 - March/April 2004 : The Future of Niche Vehicles
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