Evora hybrid now up for sale

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saaby93

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32,038 posts

178 months

Saturday 30th June 2018
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Evora-414E-Hybrid...

Does that mean lotus have given up?

Jimbo.

3,948 posts

189 months

Saturday 30th June 2018
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A small manufacturer trying to develop its own powerfrain usually ends in tears: Lotus themselves in an earlier life, TVR etc.

Why go to the trouble and expense of developing a hybrid (therefore stop-gap tech) car when:
1) you can let the big boys do it for you
2) you can concentrate on electric powertrains, not forgetting that your primary product already has history with it (Tesla).

Once batteries et light/energy dense enough for a small sports car like, say, an Elise (not far away, remembering that their owners don’t normally “drive to Edinburgh” at a moments notice therefore don’t need 5000000000 miles range) any hybrid tech will be dead.

AnotherClarkey

3,596 posts

189 months

Sunday 1st July 2018
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saaby93 said:
Does that mean lotus have given up?
Sticking with internal combustion alone would be giving up.

herewego

8,814 posts

213 months

Sunday 1st July 2018
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Jimbo. said:
A small manufacturer trying to develop its own powerfrain usually ends in tears: Lotus themselves in an earlier life, TVR etc.

Why go to the trouble and expense of developing a hybrid (therefore stop-gap tech) car when:
1) you can let the big boys do it for you
2) you can concentrate on electric powertrains, not forgetting that your primary product already has history with it (Tesla).

Once batteries et light/energy dense enough for a small sports car like, say, an Elise (not far away, remembering that their owners don’t normally “drive to Edinburgh” at a moments notice therefore don’t need 5000000000 miles range) any hybrid tech will be dead.
This seems to be a plugin hybrid though which has legs in my opinion provided there is useful battery range and some means can be found to ensure it is actually plugged in.

928

221 posts

177 months

Wednesday 4th July 2018
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£250k?

"...comes with 2 spare power unit modules which cost £70,000 each..."? Can a power unit really cost the equivalent of new base Tesla S?

Not sure who would want this if Lotus themselves don't.

Dave Hedgehog

14,550 posts

204 months

Wednesday 4th July 2018
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928 said:
£250k?

"...comes with 2 spare power unit modules which cost £70,000 each..."? Can a power unit really cost the equivalent of new base Tesla S?

Not sure who would want this if Lotus themselves don't.
The main target audience would be the collectors of electric lotus cars

HKP

192 posts

159 months

Thursday 5th July 2018
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I love the Duracell paint job.

This is just down the road from me, and as a Lotus and EV fan, would be my perfect car (at £50k!)

maffski

1,868 posts

159 months

Thursday 5th July 2018
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saaby93 said:
Does that mean lotus have given up?
I'd expect that any hybrid/electric work now (and perhaps all powertrain components) will be done with Geely widgets.