Lotus introduces a concept of weight reduction technology
April 28, 2010 by Automotive
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Lotus has just released images and data on a prototype that introduces techniques to reduce weight that will be very necessary in vehicles in the coming years. Thanks to the collaboration with Toyota, the concept is based on the Venza, reducing the weight of the entire structure of crossover by 38% (not including engine or transmission) and fuel consumption by 23%.
An early version of Lotus concept car is designed using techniques and materials we can find today in the market, and studied to make it viable to manufacture in 2017.
This model is able to reduce the weight of Venza by 21% , while the weight is also reduced manufacturing costs by 2%.
The second version of the concept is aimed at the possible market in 2020, where electric vehicles and hydrogen are much more common, and in which
weight savings in cars allows greater efficiency and counter burden generated by heavy batteries which will supply energy to most vehicles.
Lotus Venza Concept
The 2020 model, in which we find most of latest technology in materials and structures,
has been manufactured with 211 items, nearly half of original pieces that the Venza with more than 400 pieces . Its structure uses an aluminum 37%, 30% magnesium, 21% of composite materials and 7% of high-strength steel, while the original Venza is built entirely of steel.
Yesterday I commented to my friend Roberto BMW has entered the business of carbon fiber, and with this news today confirms that the new trend of the auto companies in the coming years is going to happen to create greener and more efficient engines a
focus on the technique for weight reduction from future .
More on weight reduction systems by entering here.
Via | autocar.co.uk
