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WORLD’S MOST AMBITIOUS EV?

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Britain’s first all-electric hypercar, the Lotus Evija, is confirmed for production. This not only confirms that the Evija project, translatin­g to “the first in existence” was not just a PR stunt, but that the company which has been relatively quiet over the last few years has saved its energy as it’s ready to step into the electrific­ation ring with the whos-who of electric mobility. It’s quoted at 2,000 PS or 1,470 kW with the sportscar maker claiming a vague zero to 100 km/h sprint time of “under three seconds”. That, however, is hardly an anxiety-inducing sprint time so one can’t help but wonder why all that power? At least, according to Lotus, the Evija will have a full-battery charge capability of under 10 minutes and an electric range of just over 400 km.

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Image © LOTUS

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