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Britishvolt to develop batteries for new Lotus electric spor...

29 January 2022

LONDON: Britishvolt said on Friday it will develop batteries for a fully-electric sports car in partnership with British carmaker Lotus, the first publicly-announced customer for t...

Lotus heads to electric future as production ends for Elise,...

26 December 2021

LONDON: Dec 22 was a historic day for Lotus. It marked the end of production of the Elise, Exige and Evora sports cars. The trio were photographed on site on that day with many ...

Lotus Emira V6 First Edition gets a shakedown

20 December 2021

LONDON: Lotus has released a new film of the Lotus Emira in action, showing the V6 First Edition being put through its paces by Gavan Kershaw on the iconic Hethel test track. Th...

Emira First Edition ushers in end of petrol era at Lotus

22 September 2021

LONDON: Lotus has confirmed more details of its Emira sports coupé which is set to be the final non-electrified model from the iconic British marque. First in the showroom is th...

Lotus reveals ‘blueprint’ for electric sports cars

21 September 2021

HETHEL (UK): Just weeks after Lotus confirmed it will be launching a new family of EV performance cars, it has given a world premiere to the innovative new lightweight chassis tech...

Lotus gets Nio funding in EV push

31 August 2021

WUHAN: Lotus Technology, which develops electric cars for the Lotus brand globally, has signed an investment pact with a unit of EV upstart Nio Inc, as the iconic British sports an...

Sextet of rare Lotus Esprit head for auction

17 August 2021

LONDON: Original online classic car auctioneer, The Market, has secured a collection of six rare, limited-edition Lotus Esprits – instantly recognisable through their cult status –...

Jenson Button gives his verdict after world-first test drive...

07 July 2021

HETHEL (Britain): "It's exceptional and I'm a big fan." the words of former F1 world champion Jenson Button after more than 30 laps of the Hethel test track during the launch celeb...

Here's Emira: Lotus unveils last combustion-only car

07 July 2021

LONDON: After honing its brand around low-slung racers, Lotus Cars is introducing an entry-level sports car comfortable enough for everyday use. Priced at less than £60,000 (bel...

Lotus Emira in detail

07 July 2021

HETHEL: The Lotus Emira is an all-new mid-engined premium sports car that built on the legacy of the Elise, Exige and Evora, the Emira represents a quantum leap forward for Lotus. ...

Last of the ICE age: Lotus Emira set for debut on July 6

05 July 2021

LONDON: It's almost time. Come July 6, Lotus will unveil the Emira, its last internal combustion engined (ICE) sports car before it goes all-electric in 2028. It's also the firs...

Lotus set to bloom and go all-electric by 2028

27 April 2021

LONDON: British sports carmaker Lotus said today it will invest more than £2 billion (RM11.4bil) in new technology and in massively expanding production of its sports car models, a...

Geely’s iconic Lotus Cars said to mull raising US$1bil

14 April 2021

HANGZHOU: Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is considering raising about US$1 billion (RM4.1bil) to help expand its iconic British sports and racing automotive business Lotus Cars i...

Sia's producer to design sounds of upcoming Lotus Evija

11 March 2021

LONDON: Lotus has teamed up with a leading British music producer to create a range of unique sounds for its upcoming Evija electric hypercar. Patrick Patrikios has written and ...

Lotus E-R9: Design study reveals electric race car for 2030

17 February 2021

LONDON: Lotus has unveiled the E-R9, a dramatic new design study for a next-generation pure electric endurance racer that could be on the starting grid of circuits around the world...

Lotus teases successors to Elise, Exige and Evora

26 January 2021

LONDON: To acknowledge the forthcoming family of performance cars, Lotus has released an image that hints at the new generation that will replace the Elise, Exige and Evora. The...

Lotus looks to an electric future with Alpine deal

21 January 2021

LONDON: A co-operation deal between British sports car maker Lotus and Alpine, owned by French giant Renault, is driven by a need to share supply chains and production facilities. ...

Lotus Engineering goes BattCon

20 November 2020

LONDON: Lotus Engineering is launching a pilot containerised battery testing facility named BattCon, an abbreviation of Battery Containerised Test Facility, to assess energy storag...

Lotus' full-electric platform called Leva wins govt funding

05 October 2020

LONDON: An engineering partnership led by Lotus has won British government support and funding to develop an all-new next-generation Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) architecture. ...

All-electric Lotus Evija with 2,000PS undergoes track testin...

23 September 2020

LONDON: Lotus has revealed details of its Evija all-electric hypercar in a stunning new film. The film features an engineering development vehicle testing on the 3.6km track at ...