Lotus Eletre, the electric SUV makes its debut in Italy. First deliveries in 2023

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Lotus Eletre, the British manufacturer's first electric SUV, & egrave; was officially presented in Italy in the location of Garage Italia Milano. The Italian presentation of this model is part of Lotus' new growth strategy in Europe. In fact, in the course of 2023 the car manufacturer will have; new offices in various European countries, including Italy .

Still not & egrave; the price for our country of the electric SUV was announced. However, Lotus has pointed out that the list will be; announced in the last week of October. In any case, the Lotus Eletre can & ograve; already be booked online through the official website of the English brand. Interested parties must leave an advance of 2,500 euros.

The objective is to sell 100,000 cars a year globally by 2028, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Lotus brand by legendary British engineer Colin Chapman.

By the end of the year it will begin ; production at the new plant in China. The first deliveries to customers are expected in 2023 (towards the month of May) starting from China, the United Kingdom and Europe.

600 KM OF AUTONOMY

The car can & ograve; count on active aerodynamics with some choices inherited from the Emira and Evija. For the interior, Lotus wanted to offer a lot of technology. There is no the classic dashboard because & eacute; we find a screen just 3 centimeters high with horizontal development that is; also available for the front passenger. We then have, centrally, a large 15.1-inch OLED touch display for infotainment equipped with connectivity & agrave; 5G and support for OTA updates . There is also a Head-Up Display.

The new Eletre SUV will be & agrave; also able to offer very high performance. The powertrain & egrave; composed of two electric motors . Therefore, & egrave; all-wheel drive is also available. Overall, there are 450 kW (612 hp) available. Lotus declares a speed; maximum of 260 km/h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 3 seconds.

The powertrain & egrave; powered by a battery of over 100 kWh able to offer an autonomy of 600 km according to the WLTP cycle. Thanks to the 800 V architecture, the SUV can recharge at very high power. From the columns in direct current of 350 kW & egrave; It is possible to recover 400 km in about 20 minutes. In alternating current, however, the SUV can & ograve; recharge up to a power of 22 kW.

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