Lotus Evija

The Lotus Evija is a limited production electric sports car manufactured by Chinese owned British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. Unveiled in July 2019, it is the first electric vehicle introduced and manufactured by the company.[5] Codenamed "Type 130" and "Omega", its production will be limited to 130 units.[6][7]

The Evija prototype underwent high-speed testing in November 2019. A video was released on 21 November 2019 ahead of its debut later that day[8] at the Guangzhou Auto Show.[9] Lotus said it was planning thousands of miles of further road testing, on circuits in Europe and on Lotus's own track at Hethel.[8]

The Evija is set at US$2.3 million, before options and taxes.[10]

Name

The name Evija is derived from Eve of the Abrahamic religions, a name whose etymology can be traced back to the Biblical Hebrew חי, meaning 'alive', or 'living'.[11] Lotus Cars CEO Phil Popham said: "Evija is the perfect name for our new car because it is the first all-new car to come from Lotus as part of the wider Geely family. With Geely's support, we are set to create an incredible range of new cars which are true to the Lotus name and DNA."[12]

Specifications

The Evija was initially powered by a 70 kWh battery pack developed in conjunction with Williams Advanced Engineering, with electric motors supplied by Integral Powertrain.[13] In 2022 Lotus switched to a 93 kWh battery, which Unipart's Hyperbat claims to supply.[14] The four individual motors are placed at the wheels and each is rated at 375 kW, for a combined total output of 1,500 kW (2,039 PS; 2,011 hp) and 1704 Nm of torque.[15][16][17] The Evija has magnesium wheels with diameters of 20 in at the front and 21 in at the rear. It uses Pirelli Trofeo R tyres and AP Racing carbon ceramic disc brakes.[18] Lotus claims the Evija will be able to accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in under 3 seconds, from 0 to 300 kph in 9.1 seconds, and achieve a limited top speed of 217 mph.[15]

Production

Lotus announced in 2020 that production was to begin that summer.[19] In 2022, it announced "Eight cars now in build, all sold with first customer deliveries early in 2023."[16] The first car was delivered to Jenson Button in August 2023.[20] In December 2024 Lotus announced again that customer deliveries are underway.[21]

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See also

• List of production cars by power output

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