The name of the game for Lotus and Colin Chapman, the designer who pioneered the sportscar line of the brand, is to add lightness to the car. This means that the Lotus sports car are efficient speed monsters that can save a lot of fuel and less wear on the tires.

The efficiency of the design of the car serves as an advantage during races where the Lotus needs lesser pit than competitors like Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz. To date, the Lotus philosophy of being light lives on and production line uses light weight extruded-aluminum.

The Lotus Elise, for example, is able to live up to its name even though it uses an engine adopted from the Toyota Corolla. This means that a lot of EV manufacturers will appreciate a lightweight supercar Lotus chassis. Companies like Chrysler, Tesla, and Proton are admitting that they have been collaborating with Lotus and have been borrowing things from their parts bins.

The Lotus CEO declares that they will enter the arena of electronic vehicles later this year. The electronic super cars with range extenders will take a bow in the Geneva motor show come March.

The likes of Lotus Evora may get some tweaking or serve as a foundation DNA for developing high performance electronic vehicles.

The performance of the Honda FC Sport aims to please car enthusiasts through a world far from petroleum. According to manufacturers, it is called a sports car because it is designed to run like one in the near hydrogen auto world of the future.

The V Flow fuel cell technology of Honda is being maximized by coupling it with a very lightweight sports car that has excellent aerodynamics, powerful engine, and no emissions at all.

The Honda FC Sport is engineered to be very efficient on the road. The rear seats house the fuel cell stack while the battery pack is located ideally in the low middle portion of the car. The electric motor is positioned slightly in front of the rear axle. Fuel storage tanks are also built above the rear axle.

The super car look of the Honda FC is quite deceiving because unlike the usual sporty cars, this hydrogen powered car can accommodate three passengers.

The driver is positioned in a racing like manner in the center. The cockpit is easily accessed with the canopies designed to open upwards from the back portion. Two passenger seats are available slightly behind the left and right side of the driver’s seat.

The research and development division spearheaded by the Advanced Design Studio of Honda came up with the design for the FC Sports.

Well, today we found another great addition to this sporty set of environmentally friendly cars — the Climax Supercar. According to the official Climax Cars site:

“The Climax is a British mid engine two seat open sports car that can run on Bio-ethanol. Inspiration for the design came from the legendary Cooper Climax F1 car of the 50’s and is drawing on Britain’s vast Motor Sport Heritage while keeping a firm eye to the future. It is not a retro car, it is a modern Super Car designed with the discerning enthusiast in mind. It is revolutionary and has been designed to set a new standard in the niche vehicle sports car market.”

It looks good too!