Hybrid Magic: Lotus green electric car that you can hear

August 7, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Autos

Normally when it comes to greener cars such as hybrids/electric you cannot hear them coming round the corner such as today’s models, but the all new Lotus hybrid car has a roar which will let you know when it comes round the corner, a green car with a roar so to speak.

Technology of today and indeed for the near future really makes me feel what will come next, I have always said to myself that hybrid cars are very good indeed for the environment but not for pedestrian, and in that I mean electric cars are way to quite and could be potentially dangerous, obviously Lotus has heard of this problem and come up with a solution by giving us a hybrid car with some grunt.

Lotus has designed a car with technology in mind that also gives you a thrilling sound to go with it; yes we mean a roar of a well tuned-up engine. The car manufacturer explains that its “safe and sound hybrid technology” simulates the growl of a combustion engine, making it “instantly recognisable that the vehicle is in motion”.

Lotus have added a device that kicks in automatically to produce a sensational artificial engine noise when the hybrid car runs on its electric motor, normally when the hybrid car’s combustion engine takes over sensors that are fitted to the engine and suspension turn off the sound.

The way the new Lotus car works is with the engine producing noise thanks to a waterproof loudspeaker; this is cleverly positioned next to the vehicles radiator which gives you the roar sound from under the bonnet.

Source - The Independent