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Lotus Emeya can charge from 10-80 per cent in 14 minutes, with a charging peak of 402kW
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Leading the charge: Lotus Emeya sets electric car charging record with 310km added in ten minutes

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 John Mahoney 10433 Views Emeya, lotus, Lotus Emeya

The all-new 2024 Lotus Emeya is officially one of the quickest EVs to charge. Not content with already being one

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2024 Lotus Eletre.
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$50,000 price hack! Now the 2024 Lotus Eletre electric hyper-SUV only costs $190,000…

May 23, 2024May 19, 2024 John Mahoney 9506 Views Eletre, ev, lotus, SUV

Lotus Cars Australia has slashed the price of its incoming 2024 Lotus Eletre by as much as $49,010 from the

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Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet
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Lightning-fast recharging: Lotus leading the charge for faster top-ups with new 480kW Liquid-Cooled Power Cabinet

December 5, 2023December 4, 2023 John Mahoney 3264 Views lotus

Forget Tesla’s Superchargers, if you want the EV equivalent of a quick splash you need to find a new Lotus Liquid Cooled Power

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2023 Lotus Eletra
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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 EV Central team 3873 Views lotus

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer

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Lotus Eletre electric SUV
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Lotus Eletre ‘hyper SUV’ the start of a new EV era for British brand

March 30, 2022April 8, 2022 Toby Hagon 4447 Views lotus

Lotus has unveiled its first SUV, the Eletre, which is all-electric and promises supercar acceleration – and some of the

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Lotus has released teaser images of its upcoming EV sports car range
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Innovative EV solution for future Lotus sports cars

September 22, 2021September 28, 2021 Toby Hagon 1621 Views lotus

Want to know how to package EV batteries into a lightweight sports car? Lotus has given some insights with its

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To create the sound for its upcoming Evija hypercar, Lotus turned to British music producer Patrick Patrikios who has worked with pop superstars and created Hollywood sound tracks
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Evija hypercar gets futuristic sound inspired by F1 V8 race car

March 11, 2021March 14, 2021 Toby Hagon 1764 Views electric hypercar, ev, evija, Hollywood, lotus

Lotus has turned to Hollywood and one of its most famous V8 engines to create the sound for its upcoming

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As well as the upcoming Evija electric hypercar (right) Lotus has confirmed it is working on three all-new sports cars, one of which is known as the Type 131 and is expected to get a V6 hybrid system
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Lotus Type 131 to usher in new sports car era and V6 hybrid

January 25, 2021February 2, 2021 Toby Hagon 2198 Views alpine, electric car, electric hypercar, evija, geely, lotus, type 131, volvo

Lotus has given a glimpse of its electrified future by confirming it will soon reveal an all-new sports car currently

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2020 Lotus Evija with Lord March at Goodwood SpeedWeek
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Lotus and Alpine to join forces on new EV sports car

January 14, 2021January 18, 2021 EV Central team 2036 Views alpine, electric vehicle, EV performance car, lotus

Two of the world’s most iconic – if small volume – sports car makers have today announced a new partnership

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Lotus Evija development vehicle
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Lotus Evija electric hypercar stars in revealing new film

September 23, 2020September 22, 2020 EV Central team 4249 Views ev, evija, lotus

Lotus has released exciting footage of its new battery electric Evija hypercar in full flight, countering some bad recent news

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Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan

April 13, 2024 Iain Curry Comments Off on Mad video: G-force overload as we ride with F1’s Liam Lawson in Ford’s 4000Nm electric SuperVan
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Hydrogen electric vehicles, often called hydrogen fuel cells vehicles (FCEV), drive the same as regular EVs. They can have one

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The best electric cars in Australia in 2024 between $80,000 and $100,000

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