Lotus to develop Omnivore Research Engine for bio fuels

The Lotus Exige 270E Tri-fuel (petrol, ethanol, methanol) was one of Lotus’ first research steps into understanding the complex combustion process when running on alcohol fuels.

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World-renowned Lotus Engineering has entered into a collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast and Jaguar Cars to develop an engine which maximizes fuel efficiency when running on renewable fuels. The OMNIVORE concept will employ novel engine architecture to achieve a high thermal efficiency when fuelled on any alcohols or gasoline. ideally suited to flex-fuel operation, the design features an innovative variable compression ratio system and uses a two-stroke operating cycle with direct fuel injection.

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