Type 130 - Lotus Evija

[Giniw]

Now this is the right thumbnail (I haven't seen it yet):

 

 

[Giniw]

(unfortunately the video doesn't show the Evija burning rubber)

[RobinB5]

An interesting article from an electrical engineering perspective: https://www.eetimes.com/pushing-the-limits-of-weight-power-delivery-in-ev-hypercars/

Some more detailed info about the Evija e-powertrain. The use of wind-bandgap Silicon Carbide in the inverter is leading edge, much lower switching losses than Silicon, less cooling required for a given energy throughput. Plus integrating the inverter with the motor further reduces parasitic losses that you find if the 2 are separated. Not that Lotus themselves designed it, that was done by Williams Advanced Engineering with the hardware supplied by Integral Powertrain ltd.  

[Giniw]

@pete It is so much better than any ad videos, I mean, both of them happily laughing in the Evija after a little acceleration is catching and relatable

https://youtu.be/PWCvR4n7Euo?t=623

 

[Bibs]

1:43 scale model pre-orders now live

https://shop.thelotusforums.com/collections/scale-models/products/1-43-lotus-evija

 

[NedaSay]

Lotus is going to display the Emira and the Evija at the Quail in the Team Lotus Camel colors, as well as the Radford Lotus Type 62-2 Lotusnerdgasm. https://www.instagram.com/p/CSX8x9YleyT/

Edited August 10, 2021 by NedaSay

[mg4lotus]

What is the Quail?

[TomE]

It's part of Monterey Car Week, a motorsport-themed event held at The Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel 

https://whatsupmonterey.com/article/activities/monterey-car-week-overview

https://www.peninsula.com/en/signature-events/events/motorsports

[exeterjeep]

18 minutes ago, mg4lotus said:

What is the Quail?

An upmarket car show over in the US.

[ramjet]

I might have missed it, but what is the Cd of the Evija?

[Bibs]

Figures have not been released.

[Barrykearley]

Looking at that it’s a minus figure 

[ramjet]

You can't really think it is very high, can you?

[jonwat]

Electrify, then add greatness: Lotus 72 racer vs Evija hypercar 

[TomE]

Great article.  What an amazing thing to do, driving a Type 72 and Evija back to back.

[ramjet]

Am I the only one that can see Casper in the sky in this photo?

[PAR]

Probably

[ramjet]

Hint: His face is the cloud in the middle right at the top.

[yeller77]

Nice article, and good to read that it was Clive shaking down the 72. Like father, like son.

[jonwat]

The Lotus Evija is a mega-horsepower pure electric car 

[Giniw]

Nice but haven't they split with Williams though?

edit: oh it's a sept 2019 article so that makes sense

[Bibs]

[exeterjeep]

Not been left in Afghanistan with some well used US aircraft. The first Evija will be needing its first MOT by the time customers get their cars?

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

That wouldn’t be the first Lotus to hang around at the factory for so long that it needed an MOT before finding a home. This is mine. First registered in 2012 but not sold until 2015. Therefore its first MOT was at 4 miles, which is the distance from the old Lotus Motorsport building to the nearest village MOT station. It passed OK…

[Bibs]