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1600kg is not very lightweight in the EV world. It's 100kg more than an old Nissan Leaf or Renault Zoé, which are very common in Europe. The old first gen BMW i
by speedgoose 5y ago
1600kg is not very lightweight in the EV world. It's 100kg more than an old Nissan Leaf or Renault Zoé, which are very common in Europe. The old first gen BMW i3 weighs 1200kg. For sure it's not the same performances but weight didn't seem to be the main focus for this Lotus.
- poniko 5y agoSo a Zoe is 1570kg and has a tiny engine and 50kw battery :) not sure it's comparable with something that's has 4 motors, 2000hp and a 70kw battery :) The battery alone on the evija is 680kg and probably very different just to be able to get the amp up enough to power the massive engines and spike output when needed.
- speedgoose 5y agoAn old Lotus Elise was all about the weight, not power. They didn't follow this concept with the Evija, with so much power requiring a huge and heavy battery pack.
- poniko 5y agoAgree, owned an Lotus Elise, truly amazing driving car but bad at everything else. Creating an electric car at 900kg is just not possible today even with just 250hk. With all new regulatory requirements like all cars need autobreak and other active safety features I'm not sure a new Elise would be possible, I think that's why the new Emira focus on beings a good all around sports car instead of weight.