Lotus is developing engines that run on alcohol. Right now, the only other cars that do that in the U.S. are drag racers. Built by Lotus Engineering, in collaboration with Queen's University Belfast and Jaguar Cars, the new engine concept called Omnivore looks to be revolutionary because it will offer significantly improved fuel efficiency for sustainable bio alcohol fuels as well as low CO2 emissions. The Omnivore engine will feature an innovative variable compression ratio system with a (...)

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