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gennaio 28, 2022 - Lotus

Lotus to collaborate with Britishvolt as sketch of future EV sports car is released

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  • Lotus and #britishvolt sign MoU to collaborate on advanced #ev technology
  • Partnership to co-develop innovative #ev package to power new generation #ev sports car
  • Design sketch provides first clues to new #lotus #ev sports car

(Hethel, UK – 28 January 2022) - #lotus and battery cell expert #britishvolt have signed an MoU to collaborate on the research and development of advanced new #ev technology.

The #partnership will focus on the co-development of an innovative new battery cell package to power the next generation of electric sports cars from #lotus. The package is set to feature in a new sports car, powered by #britishvolt cells and utilising advanced electric propulsion technologies developed by #lotus. An official design sketch provides the first clues to a new #lotus #ev sports car.

Britishvolt is the UK’s foremost investor in battery cell technologies and associated R&D to create homegrown intellectual property. Key focuses of the partnership  will be fast-charging, optimising energy density and weight reduction.

Development work on the project will benefit from the close proximity of #lotus and Britishvolt’s R&D centres of #excellence in the West Midlands, the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of battery #excellence. The #lotus Advanced Technology Centre (LATC) opened in Wellesbourne in 2020 as the global headquarters of #lotus Engineering, the consultancy division of the business.

The collaboration with #britishvolt is another significant development in the ongoing transformation of #lotus, from a UK sports car company to a global and all-electric performance car business and brand. It follows a £100m investment by #lotus in its UK facilities, which includes manufacturing centres at Hethel for the Evija pure electric hypercar and Emira sports car – future-proofing the world-renowned and innovative UK high-performance #auto sector and the thousands of jobs that it supports.

Matt Windle, Managing Director, #lotus Cars, commented: “Lotus is delighted to be collaborating with #britishvolt to develop new battery cell technology to showcase the thrilling performance that a #lotus #ev sports car can deliver. These are the first exciting steps on the journey towards  an all-new electric sports car from #lotus, and yet another step towards the transformation towards sustainable, renewable electricity stored in batteries.”

He added: “Last year we committed #lotus to a pure electric future, and in the first month of this year we announce another significant step on that journey. In the coming months we will be unveiling the Type 132, an all-new and all-electric #lotus SUV and we’ve  confirmed three more EVs are on the way.”

All future #lotus cars will be pure electric and inspired by the Evija, deliveries of which commence this year as the world’s first British electric hypercar.

Britishvolt is on target to responsibly manufacture some of the world’s most sustainable, low carbon battery cells on the site of the former Blyth Power Station coal stocking yard located in Cambois, Northumberland.

The development is a major boost for Northumberland, and indeed the country, and will bring around 3,000 direct highly-skilled jobs and another 5,000+ in the associated supply chains.

Advanced works started on the site on September 6, 2021, following a unanimous planning decision approval earlier in the year. The project will be built in phases, to keep up with technology advancements, and will have a total capacity of over 30GWh by the end of the decade onwards.