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Welcome to The Grid, R&T's quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning.

The First Lotus SUV Will Be Electric

We love Lotus for staying true to its lightweight sports car heritage, but while that's a product strategy that pleases hardcore enthusiasts, it's not sustainable for the company. New Lotus parent company Geely wants the British brand to become more of a luxury player in the mould of Porsche, and of course, that means an SUV. Initially, Lotus planned to develop an SUV with some sort of hybrid drivetrain, but now Autocar reports, it'll be all electric. Such is the way of the future. Autocar says the Lotus SUV will arrive in 2022 with 600- and 760-hp variants, and a targeted range of 360 miles. It could be built at Lotus' longtime home of Hethel, but will more likely be made in China.

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Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson Will Run the Rolex 24 at Daytona

Yesterday was a big day for two of Rick Hendrick's NASCAR drivers. Chase Elliott won his first Cup Series championship after a remarkable drive from last place, and Jimmie Johnson closed out a career as one of the most successful racers in the sport's history. After the Phoenix race, Hendrick revealed that the two would head to America's premiere endurance race, the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Racer reports that the two are likely to drive Cadillac DPi-V.Rs with Action Express Racing. Elliott will join the No. 31 car of Felipe Nasr and Pipo Derani, while Johnson may run in a second Action Express entry. This will be Johnson's ninth run at the Daytona 24, and Elliott's first.

BMW May Cut Back IMSA GTLM Program

In recent years, the IMSA WeatherTech Series had a robust GTLM class, with factory entries from Ford, Chevrolet, Porsche, BMW, and a privateer Ferrari. But, Ford and Ferrari disappeared after 2019, and Porsche is set to exit the class in 2021, leaving BMW and Chevy. Except now, Racer reports that BMW might cut back its GTLM program to run only IMSA's four endurance races. So for much of the year, Corvette could be in a class of one, unless IMSA figures out something to do. Racer says there could be privateer entries in GTLM to bolster the class next year, and that IMSA is toying with eventually switching GTLM to feature factory-backed pro-driver-only GT3-spec cars, rather than the more-expensive GTE-spec cars currently run in the class.

Ever since the first hybrid-electric vehicles hit showrooms right around the turn of the millennium, buyers have been wowed by the seemingly incredible fuel economy given by the combination of a gas engine, an electric motor, and a large battery pack. Celebrities, always conscious of their outsized influence, queued to buy and be seen in the Toyota Prius—a compact hybrid sedan with styling that was unmistakable for anything else.

Indeed, hybrids have become an incredibly popular type of motor vehicle, as over 5 million have been sold over the past two decades according to the United States Department of Energy. You'd think that using less gasoline would a win for the environment—and you'd be right. But there might be a catch. The big battery that makes a hybrid possible might actually be just as bad as burning too much gasoline. These are 22 of the best fuel-efficient cars.

Hybrid? Electric? EV? Plug-In? What's the difference?

Let's line up some definitions here, since we will be primarily dealing with hybrids—but a few other categories of car share some similar components:

• Hybrid: A vehicle that uses both a traditional gasoline engine and an electric motor to drive the vehicle. Sometimes referred to as HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle). Examples include the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, among many others.
• Electric vehicle—often referred to as EV: These vehicles use only electricity to power the vehicle, and thus must be plugged into a charging station or a home wall plug to recharge. A popular example is the entire Tesla lineup.
• Plug-in hybrid: A hybrid vehicle that still has both a gas engine and an electric motor, but also has a charging port to plug into the wall or a charging station. These plug-in hybrids (PHEV for short) have a larger battery than traditional hybrids, and will often allow the vehicle to drive on only electric power for some number of miles before the gas engine automatically kicks in. The Toyota Prius Prime is one example of a PHEV.

What's in those batteries?

Most modern hybrids and other electrified vehicles use a lithium-ion battery, while older versions used a nickel-metal hydride battery. Both of these battery types use a number of rare-earth metals, which are only mined in certain places on the globe.

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Studies have shown that mining for these metals uses a good bit of energy after all, most bulldozers and other mining machines burn diesel fuel—and they require sterile, high-temperature refining processes that use even more energy. It depends on where in the world these batteries are made, but there can be a significant environmental impact in making the battery. Extend the life of your vehicle by avoiding these 15 things you're doing to your car that a mechanic wouldn't.

What about refining those rare earth metals?

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Many of the materials used in manufacturing lithium-ion batteries tend to be produced in China. An MIT study found that—beyond the impact of the mining process itself—refining these metals tends to use chemicals that will negatively affect the pH of water near the factory. '[S]ome fish can only live in water within a narrow pH range,' the study notes, 'and some plants only flower within a certain pH range.'

The study goes on to estimate that Chinese refining techniques produce '1.2 to 1.6 billion cubic meters' of gaseous waste each year. As refining technology and regulation of the industry improve, it is hoped these emissions can be minimized.

So, how does a hybrid or electric vehicle compare to a typical car?

In 2011, the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership commissioned a report that noted that electric and hybrid cars require many more carbon emissions to manufacture. A typical gasoline-powered car produces around 5.6 tons of carbon dioxide during manufacturing, while a comparable electric car produces 8.8 tons of carbon dioxide—all before it turns a wheel. This is a shocking figure, but one that doesn't tell the entire story.

After all, once that electric or hybrid car gets into a driver's hands, it will be using less petroleum than the gasoline-powered car. Over a similar lifespan and including the manufacturing, the hybrid or electric car will create 18 tons of CO2, while the gas car creates 24 tons. And if you do end up with a gas-powered car, here are a number of ways to keep your fuel economy at its best.

What about electric cars — you have to plug them in, right?

Yes, EVs need to be plugged in—whether an outlet in your garage, or a charging station at the supermarket or other parking lot. The car itself doesn't create any sort of carbon emissions.

But think about what's on the other end of that plug. Your electricity could be produced by any number of sources—some of which generate carbon emissions. While wind and solar energy are nearly carbon-free, other sources (including coal and natural gas) of electric power simply move the emissions from your tailpipe downstream to a big power plant.

The U.S. Department of Energy has a nifty tool that lets you estimate the total emissions of your vehicle, based on your state's typical sources of energy.

What does this mean for the future?

Ultimately, the hybrid or electric car you buy today should be better for the environment than the one you could have bought several years ago, and one you buy in a few years should be better than anything you can buy today.

Technology continues to improve—from more efficient manufacturing processes to less extractive mining techniques to changes in the makeup of batteries. Beyond that, industry and government regulations continue to force battery manufacturers to clean up their efforts. Did you know plastic bags also have a downside?