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New Entry-Level Lotus Elise Features 1.6L Engine; 6.1 L/100km Fuel Consumption

Green Car Congress

The 136 PS model (134 hp, 100 kW) emits less than 155 g CO 2 /km—an improvement of more than 13% compared to the 2010 Elise S—and offers combined EUropean cycle fuel consumption of 6.14 This provides the new Lotus Elise with the lowest CO 2 per performance for any gasoline high performance sportscar in the world.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An (expected) high price tag. Well see how the masses respond when they are presented with the full reality of Chryslers first (?) If you want it to perform like a sports car instead of a slug in a sportscars skin, youre going to need that 10k for the ac drive system alone, and then maybe another 15k for a lithium battery pack.