Lotus New EV Sports Car Sketch
Britishvolt is the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and associated R&D to create homegrown intellectual property. Key focuses of the partnership will be fast charging, optimising energy density and weight reduction. The announcement has been accompanied by a design sketch which provides the first clues to a new Lotus EV sports car. The vehicle’s silhouette immediately identified by several pundits as a nod to the classic Lotus Esprit.
Lotus and battery cell expert Britishvolt have signed an MoU to collaborate on the research and development of advanced new EV technology.
The partnership will focus on the co-development of an innovative new battery cell package to power the next generation of electric sports cars from Lotus. The package is set to feature in a new sports car, powered by Britishvolt cells and utilising advanced electric propulsion technologies developed by Lotus.
An official design sketch made available with the collaboration announcement provides the first clues to a new Lotus EV sports car.
Britishvolt is the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and associated R&D to create homegrown intellectual property. Key focuses of the partnership will be fast charging, optimising energy density and weight reduction.
The carmaker says the collaboration with Britishvolt is another significant development in the ongoing transformation of Lotus, from a UK sports car company to a global, all-electric performance car business and brand.
It follows a £100m investment by Lotus in its UK facilities, which includes manufacturing centres at Hethel for the Evija pure electric hypercar and Emira sports car – a move Lotus believes will future-proof the world-renowned high-performance auto sector and the thousands of jobs that it supports.
“Lotus is delighted to be collaborating with Britishvolt to develop new battery cell technology to showcase the thrilling performance that a Lotus EV sports car can deliver,” says Matt Windle, Managing Director, Lotus Cars.
“These are the first exciting steps on the journey towards an all-new electric sports car from Lotus, and yet another step towards the transformation towards sustainable, renewable electricity stored in batteries. Last year we committed Lotus to a pure electric future, and in the first month of this year we announce another significant step on that journey.
“In the coming months we will be unveiling the Type 132, an all-new and all-electric Lotus SUV and we’ve confirmed three more EVs are on the way.”
All future Lotus cars will be pure electric and inspired by the Evija, deliveries of which commence this year as the world’s first British electric hypercar.