My First Experience in the Lotus Evija 2000bhp Electric Hypercar! 16 Jul 2021
So far, from a ‘commuter car’ aspect, we’ve already nailed the electric car. There have been many successful models created, which are now being sold and used daily across the world.
However, there’s been nothing that exciting released in the drivers’ car world, until now…
This month, I managed to get my hands on the prototype of the 2000 bhp, Lotus Evija Electric Hypercar. Coming in at £2 million, with bonkers performance and breath-taking looks, I got to experience an early tase of its brilliance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Lotus Evija boasts 1G of acceleration under full throttle, a feeling I can only compare to being on a rollercoaster, or being pulled along by a magnet the whole time, it is a frictionless surge of energy that builds momentum like nothing else.
Although it’s hard to explain the incredible feeling of being inside the Evija, the look is also something of a sculptural masterpiece. It truly is one of the best-looking cars I’ve ever seen, and the stunning details couldn’t ever have been achieved with an internal combustion engine.
Up until experiencing this car in action, I had seen electric cars as a tool that facilitated something, but this is something different. The Lotus Evija can take on a 250-mile rage with only a 12-minute charge, and provides a complete attack on the senses with the speed it can move at.
Now, at £2,000,000 i'm not sure of the actual use case application for this car especially considering how fast the development of battery powered cars is progressing just how fresh and relevant will a multi-million pound EV stay? Only time will tell.
However, this experience has got me thinking and hoping that this technology will continue to filter down to create more affordable electric drivers’ cars, which we’ll see in the years ahead and, while in the hands of Gavan Kershaw, Lotus's Chief drift extraordinaire - the Evija was a fun place to be, I am still intrigued to see how automotive engineers can make an EV driving experience truly engaging at a more realistically aspirational price point!