Lotus Evija

The Evija's battery pack is mounted centrally behind the two seats, broadly where an engine would sit in a conventional mid-engined supercar.

Lotus engineered the Evija powertrain around a target output of about 2,000 PS, placing it among the most powerful road cars announced at the time.

The Evija's structural core is a one-piece carbon-fibre monocoque that Lotus quoted at about 129 kg.

The independent motors allow the Evija to actively distribute drive torque between individual wheels through torque vectoring.

Each of the Evija's four motors works through its own single-speed planetary gearbox.

The Evija powertrain uses four independently controlled electric motors, one associated with each wheel.

The Evija was developed and intended for assembly at Lotus's headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk.

Lotus announced Evija production would be limited to a maximum of 130 cars, echoing the Type 130 project designation.

Revealed in 2019 and developed as Type 130, the Evija was Lotus's first fully electric production model and the brand's first hypercar.

Lotus explained the name Evija as meaning “the first in existence” or “the living one,” emphasizing the start of a new electric era for the brand.