Lotus Cars Ltd. will be the 33rd session of the Geneva Motor Show on a show called 'EVE Hybrid' (EVE three letters on behalf of the meaning to: Efficient Efficient, Viable variable, Environmental environmental protection). The car is the Lotus Company and R & D Engineering Limited cooperation of products, but also to show people the original equipment manufacturers for the current existence of petrol and diesel engines modified capacity.

Lotus Cars Ltd. firmly believe that hybrid technology will reduce vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide a powerful means, in the next five years, they will be in the existing models to continue to improve the development of science and technology, rather than development More expensive for the hybrid platform. So Lotus Cars will be their original equipment manufacturers to provide technical support for their manufacture low-cost hybrid components, price control costs. Of course, we should also thank this policy, otherwise some people may be alive, it is difficult to see the evolution of these vehicles a result.

Lotus EVE hybrid car, while trying to hybrid vehicle technology and the integration of the time and costs to an absolute minimum, including how to use this technology to the existing platform, and can become intelligent, and small Of, and so on. Research and development work by a lotus-group to complete, Proton Engineers, the Qinmiwujian and other cooperation. Finally out of the EVE Hybrid model is based on the Proton second generation of medium-sized version of the compact car size, and with 1.6-liter gasoline engine, and there are three kind of magic weapon for the following:

• micro-machine hybrid launch - the exchange engine system
• completely parallel hybrid drive
• continuously variable transmission

The car use compared to the basis of second-generation Proton cars, the hybrid version of the emissions from 172 grams per kilometre reduced to 134 grams per kilometre, or 22 percent, while fuel efficiency from 39.2 miles per Jia Lunti rose 50.2 miles a gallon, an increase of 28 percentage points higher.

Automotive Group Lotus chief executive Mike Jinbo the force said: "We in this EVE on the application of hybrid technology and experience are more mature. As an automobile consulting firm and global original equipment manufacturers, Lotus has sufficient The ability of all the essential elements of hybrid combinations together, including the transmission, body frame, the electric circuit and control system, and so on, until then able to optimize production and our technology and world-class design capabilities show that We have the ability to help those of the other original equipment manufacturers will use hybrid technology to boost their products, reducing the average carbon dioxide emissions. "
Lotus EVE hybrid technology in the performance

EVE part in the use of hybrid technology is already in existence and more mature, the completion of a direct application of the system, showing the components of the ability to do so natural to minimize the cost.

EVE hybrid of the three magic weapons like:

(1) micro-machine hybrid launch - the exchange engine

Activated machines - exchanges are merged into one of the engines of a device, for example, in the cities of the travelling time to stop the vehicle when the engine shut down. When the drivers feet above release from the brake pedal when the engine will automatically re-ignition. As a result, the noise of vehicles, vehicles and their fuel consumption will be lower. This system will be the vehicle for 12-volt electrical system to provide energy, and start with the motor and generator functions, reducing fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions have reached about five percentage points.

(2) completely parallel hybrid drive technology: to achieve the maximum power of 30 kilowatts of 144 volt motors are placed in between the engine and gearbox, this can be a motor and transmission line connecting the clutch, the use of electric or braking. And micro-machine hybrid launch - sharing the same engine, this motor can also start or stop vehicles, or by increasing the driving force in enhancing vehicle performance while reducing fuel consumption and reduce emissions. The motors use a 144-volt battery, can effectively reduce fuel consumption by 28 percent and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 22 percent

(3) continuously variable transmission (CVT): CVT is a allows input and output to specify the ratio of continuous variable speed transmission, which can achieve the ratio is almost unlimited. The gearbox can also reduce fuel consumption and emissions, it is very smooth acceleration, while the absence of substantive contact with gear, so noise than the traditional small gearbox.

¡¡Hybrid system and the original car's power system to match the results are as follows:

(1) start at the micro-machine hybrid - the exchange of engine-driven hybrid EVE:
Fuel efficiency (in miles per gallon): 41 (basis compared to an increase of 5%)
Maximum torque: 148 cows to 4,000 meters every minute @
Maximum Power: 82 kW / 110 hp @ 6,000 to every minute
100 km speed up the results (62 miles accelerate results): 12.6 seconds
Limit speed: 118 mph
CO2 emissions: 164 grams per kilometre (compared to the basis of lower 5%)

(2) use the full parallel hybrid drive technology EVE Hybrid:

Fuel efficiency (in miles per gallon): 50.2 (compared to an increase of 28% basis)
Maximum torque: 233 cows to 1,500 meters every minute @
The maximum power: 105 kW / 141 hp @ 5,500 to every minute
100 km speed up the results: 9 seconds
Limit speed: 118 mph
CO2 emissions: 134 grams per kilometre (compared to reduce the basis of 22%)

(3) the use of continuously variable transmission (CVT)

Fuel efficiency (in miles per gallon): 41 (basis compared to an increase of 5%)
Maximum torque: 148 cows to 4,000 meters every minute @
Maximum Power: 82 kW / 110 hp @ 6,000 to every minute
100 km speed up the results (62 miles accelerate results): 12.6 seconds
Limit speed: 118 mph
Carbon dioxide emissions (average): 164 grams per kilometre (compared to the basis of lower 5%)

Proton second generation 1.6-liter 4-cylinder (manual transmission) version of the original data:
Fuel efficiency (in miles per gallon): 39.2
Maximum torque: 148 cows to 4,000 meters every minute @
Maximum Power: 82 kW / 110 hp @ 6,000 to every minute
100 km speed up the results (62 miles accelerate results): 12.6 seconds
Limit speed: 118 mph
Carbon dioxide emissions (average): 172 grams per kilometre