kach22i
01-03-2009, 07:49 AM
Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) by Lotus
Trans-Antarctic expedition to use, test E85
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=391522&page=116
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads14/z3122232726_0d0955f1ea_o1230949216.jpg
Trans-Antarctic expedition to use, test E85
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4699
By Ryan C. Christiansen
Web exclusive posted Sept. 8, 2008 at 11:56 a.m. CST
The viability of E85 in extremely cold temperatures will be put to the test in November when the fuel is used by the Moon Regan Trans-Antarctic Expedition to power the Concept Ice Vehicle, a propeller-driven, three-skied vehicle. ..................
Designed by Lotus Engineering, the Norfolk, United Kingdom-based technical arm of Lotus Cars Ltd., the CIV will carry ice-penetrating radar equipment to identify crevasses so that the expedition’s larger, five-ton Science Support Vehicles (SSV) can avoid them..l..................
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14wIjeYzc7o
http://www.cnet.com.au/cartech/cars/0,2000438541,339291439,00.htm
http://www.cnet.com.au/story_media/339291439/lotus-civ-ford-ssv.jpg
http://www.sledmagazine.com/actions/page?docId=2353&ctx=snowmobile
http://www.sledmagazine.com/images/downloaded/20080827095021098.jpg
Another Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Qp0hRs2VQ&eurl=http://www.sledmagazine.com/actions/page?docId=2353&ctx=snowmobile
Trans-Antarctic expedition to use, test E85
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=391522&page=116
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads14/z3122232726_0d0955f1ea_o1230949216.jpg
Trans-Antarctic expedition to use, test E85
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4699
By Ryan C. Christiansen
Web exclusive posted Sept. 8, 2008 at 11:56 a.m. CST
The viability of E85 in extremely cold temperatures will be put to the test in November when the fuel is used by the Moon Regan Trans-Antarctic Expedition to power the Concept Ice Vehicle, a propeller-driven, three-skied vehicle. ..................
Designed by Lotus Engineering, the Norfolk, United Kingdom-based technical arm of Lotus Cars Ltd., the CIV will carry ice-penetrating radar equipment to identify crevasses so that the expedition’s larger, five-ton Science Support Vehicles (SSV) can avoid them..l..................
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14wIjeYzc7o
http://www.cnet.com.au/cartech/cars/0,2000438541,339291439,00.htm
http://www.cnet.com.au/story_media/339291439/lotus-civ-ford-ssv.jpg
http://www.sledmagazine.com/actions/page?docId=2353&ctx=snowmobile
http://www.sledmagazine.com/images/downloaded/20080827095021098.jpg
Another Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Qp0hRs2VQ&eurl=http://www.sledmagazine.com/actions/page?docId=2353&ctx=snowmobile