> It looks like at least one UK car maker is getting ready for the next period
> of global cooling.
>
> It's good to see that British innovation and entrepenurial spirit is alive
> and well.
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2008/09/01/mnbuggy101...
>
> "The sports car manufacturer Lotus has unveiled its latest creation: a
> propeller-powered ski buggy.
>
> The Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) measures 4.5 metres by 4.5 metres, can travel
> at up to 84 miles per hour (135 km/h) over snow and ice and runs on biofuel.
>
> At 350 kilogrammes (790lb), it is light enough to be pulled by hand over
> bumpy areas and has a radar that can spot crevasses under the ice to ensure
> it does not come unstuck.
>
> It has been developed by a former Formula One chassis designer for an
> expedition to the South Pole planned by veterans Andrew Moon and Andrew
> Regan.
>
> Both men have journeyed to the North and South Poles before, and led a
> record-breaking expedition to the South Pole in 2005 using the Ice
> Challenger, a six-wheeled scientific support vehicle.
>
> This time, the CIV will act as a pilot for two Science Support Vehicles and
> Moon and Regan hope their mission will raise awareness about climate change
> as well as the viability of biofuels.
>
> The E85 bioethanol fuel used in the CIV can reduce emissions by around 70
> per cent compared with ordinary petrol.
>
> "If you can run bio-fuels successfully in the most harsh and extreme
> environment in the world, then there is no reason why you can't use them to
> get to the supermarket," Regan said. "
>
>