Lotus F1 Team and Renault Sport F1 have officially confirmed an extension of their partnership, ensuring that Lotus cars will be powered by Renault drivetrains from 2014 and beyond. Renault will supply the team with its Energy F1-2014 Power Unit for the coming season. The Energy F1-2014 is a cutting edge power plant designed for the radical new 2014 technical regulations, which unite a V6 turbocharged direct injection internal combustion engine with two motor generator units that harvest energy dissipated in the exhaust gasses and brakes and deploy as both electrical and mechanical power. When combined the energy systems will be more than 35% more energy efficient than the previous V8...
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