AUTOMOTIVE
The battery pack is mid-mounted immediately behind the two seats and
supplies energy directly to four powerful e-motors. This highly efficient
system is the lightest, most energy dense, electric power package ever
fitted to a road car. With a target weight of just 1,680 kg, it will be the
lightest pure electric hypercar ever to go into series production.
Engineered for precise and sustained performance, the Evija has five
driving modes – Range, City, Tour, Sport and Track. It can race from 0-62
mph (0-100 km/h) in under three seconds and accelerate to a top speed of
more than 200 mph (0-320 km/h).
The Evija is priced from £1.7m plus duties and taxes. A £250,000
deposit secures a production slot. Order books are now open through
www.lotuscars.com.
LOTUS EVIJA –
DID YOU KNOW?
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With a target power output of 2,000 PS, the Lotus Evija has
more power at each wheel than the total power of any
other Lotus road car ever produced.
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The Lotus Evija produces 1,700 Nm of torque. In a tug-of-
war, you could put four of the Lotus Evora Sport 410 at the
other end of the rope and still not out-pull it.
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At the heart of the Lotus Evija is a 2,000 kW battery. That
means it’s eight times more powerful than a Formula E
race car. Put another way, it’s enough electricity to boil
more than 1,600 domestic kettles.
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The Lotus Evija has a Venturi tunnel through each rear
quarter. These are named for the Venturi Effect, the
reduction in air pressure which results when it flows
through a constricted section of a pipe. It was discovered
by Giovanni Venturi, an Italian physicist, in 1797 – exactly
222 years ago.
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The Art of Luxury
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