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Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Gets Chevy Volt Range, Porsche Acceleration

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Lotus has just teased us with a single image of a concept car that just has to be a concept, because it’s too good to be true. Based on the new Evora, it’s called the 414E Hybrid and makes 400-hp. But it’s better than that!

Lotus has designed the car to put the power down independently through the rear wheels, as a result each rear wheel is capable of 204-hp and 295 ft-lbs of torque. That’s enough to propel the Evora 414E Hybrid to 60 mph in just 4.0 seconds. Lotus has equipped this range-extender engine with a single gear transmission, but it has designed transmission software to create seven imaginary gears for ideal performance driving.

Now all this power comes from the Lotus-designed 47-hp, 1.2-liter 3-cylinder gasoline engine mated to two electric motors and a lithium-polymer battery pack. It works like the Chevy Volt, with only the electric motors powering the wheels, while the gasoline engine kicks in afterwards to deliver extended range. Lotus claims 35 miles of emissions free driving, while the gasoline engine allows for a total of 300 miles.

We’ll be sure to bring you more on the Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid with live coverage of the Geneva Auto Show starting March 1st.
 
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Sounds good to me! I know a lot of guys around around here don't take too kindly to hybrids, but there is a lot of potential here for some pretty serious performance, not to mention efficiency.
 
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wow, virtual gears and engine sound. we are talking about the future here.

we are probably at the cusp of hybrid version 2.0 here.

first generation is about the technology and efficiency.

second generation is about human interaction.
 
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