New all electric Elise S1 from Julian Thomson

[mcdonaa]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/lotus-elise-s1-reborn-rapid-charging-ev-sports-car

 

...including new battery tech that can be charged in under 10 minutes, with a decent range too.

 

Thoughts?

[Bibs]

Penned by Julian Thomson no less! 

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/lotus-elise-s1-reborn-rapid-charging-ev-sports-car

 

[mcdonaa]

Repost! 😉

 

...admittedly I posted in the wrong section 🤣

 

 

[100th_Idiot]

Someone already did an electric Elise. This just updates with research battery tech. No route to production.

[jep]

It's called Tesla Roadster, circa year 2000.

 

[Arregueti]

It is much prettier than the Tesla, though.

[mcdonaa]

Yes...I like the look, perhaps not the rear though. Kinda goes against the ethos of Lotus on the weight side though. Like the Tesla roadster really....quick in a straight line, but nowhere near as nimble as a proper Elise.

 

https://youtu.be/X_13dn6pK2A

[Escape]

Not too found of the rear either, to similar to a Skyline.

What I really wonder about is the claim for fast charging with existing infrastructure. To charge a 35kWh battery in 6 minutes would take 1000A at 350V or 500A at 700V. Those are some pretty big numbers, especially for a sustained current (DC?), which would require a buffer (either batteries or capacitors) at the charger to prevent overloading the local grid and possibly cooling of the cables for a reasonable duty cycle. I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[Sport220]

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/reborn-lotus-elise-s1-ev-concept-due-limited-production
 

 

[mcdonaa]

Blimey, I thought that would be pure concept car, and not destined for production. No interior shots yet though.

[Rambo]

Is that car ugly or what?

And the Elise was so pretty too 🤔