Lotus Engineering has created a new Research and Development group dedicated to electric and hybrid vehicles.

Geraint Castleton-White, Head of Powertrain, said, “We are committed to driving forward with green technology for both Lotus Cars and our Engineering clients. We have made significant developments over 20 years in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies with recent examples being the Lotus EVE (Efficient, Viable, Environmental) hybrid technology demonstrator and the Low CO2 project undertaken in collaboration with Continental Division Powertrain.