The craziest electric Hypercar Lotus ever built 🤯

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]This is Lotus's first all-electric hypercar, but interestingly, the name Evija first appeared back in 2019, meaning Lotus spent nearly 6 years before officially bringing the car to market.

[00:00:11]>> [music] >> The design of the Lotus Evija is built around a philosophy called porous, where air does not simply flow around the car, but also passes directly through the bodywork to optimize aerodynamics. It's most recognizable [music] feature is the pair of massive tunnels running from the sides straight through to the [music] rear. This design was inspired by Le Mans race cars, helping generate [music] enormous downforce without relying on oversized wings, while also reducing aerodynamic drag more efficiently.

[00:00:39]>> [music] >> The entire carbon fiber monocoque chassis of the Evija weighs only around 129 kg, >> [music] >> which is extremely light for an electric hypercar. The Lotus Evija produces an incredible 2011 horsepower from four independent electric motors mounted inside the car. It is also the most powerful production vehicle Lotus has ever built. However, despite its massive power output, the Evija's acceleration is tuned more for stability and control, rather than chasing completely insane numbers. The car can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under 3 seconds, 0 to 300 km/h in under 9 seconds.

[00:01:16]>> [music] >> Its top speed is approximately 350 km/h.

[00:01:20]At maximum speed, the Evija can generate around 1,680 kg of downforce. Powering the car is a 93 kWh battery pack developed by the British company Hyperbat, weighing [music] approximately 753 kg. And unlike most modern EVs that use a flat skateboard [music] style battery layout under the floor, Lotus positioned the entire battery pack in the center of the car, [music] similar to a mid-engine supercar, in order to optimize driving feel and weight distribution. This battery pack allows the car to travel around 315 [music] km on a single charge. The Lotus Evija costs roughly 2.5 million US dollars and Lotus will build only 130 units worldwide. This clearly makes it an extremely difficult car to sell. Even Mate Rimac has admitted that electric hypercars are an incredibly [music] difficult segment to sell to customers.