U-Evija, ophinyiselwa ngeSpanishi njengokuphela kwensimbi yebhande. Uma kubhekwa ngale ndlela, imoto eqanjwe ngaleyo ndlela izobe inganakwa, kodwa iLotus Evija iyimodeli yokuqala kagesi engu-100% ekhiqizwe inkampani yezimoto zezemidlalo yaseBrithani.
Akudingekile ukusho, kuzoba okukhethekile. Kuzokwenziwa amayunithi angu-130 kuphela kanti intengo yawo yokwethulwa ingu-1,88 million euros, kodwa, ngokusho kukaPhil Popham, i-CEO ye-Lotus, i-Evija iyimoto eyingqayizivele futhi izoba umgwaqo ozolandelwa amamodeli kagesi alandelayo ohlobo lwesiNgisi.
I-Lotus Evija iyimoto ekhethekile. Amahhashi ayo angaphezu kuka-1970 kanye nesivinini sayo esiphezulu, esingamakhilomitha angu-320 ngehora, kukwenza kucace.. Futhi lokho nje ukucaciswa kobuchwepheshe. Ngaphansi komsebenzi womzimba onomklamo omuhle kakhulu, osikhumbuza kakhulu ezinye zezimoto ezinkulu zase-Italy, sithola i-carbon fiber monocoque chassis, ehlanganiswe nomsebenzi womzimba nawo okhiqizwa ngale nto.
Izakhi ze-Aerodynamic zizodlala indima ebalulekile ekuhlanganeni namandla kagesi ukuveza amandla aphelele e-Lotus Evija. Ingxenye engaphambili igqugquzelwe uhlobo lwe-Lotus 73, i-Formula 1 edumile enokukhangisa okukhethekile kuka-John Player., kuyilapho ingemuva izoba ne-spoiler esebenzayo kanye nomklamo ozothuthukisa umphumela we-Venturi ukwenza i-Evija ibe yinto eseduze kakhulu ne-limpet emgwaqeni.
Ukuphendukela ekucacisweni kwezobuchwepheshe ngokwamandla, imodeli yokuqala kagesi ye-Lotus isifikile nawo wonke amahhashi aphelele. Futhi hhayi kancane. Amahhashi angu-1970 atholakala kusukela ngomzuzu wokuqala kanye ne-torque engu-1700 Nm ukuxebula isikhumba kunoma iyiphi i-daredevil ezama ukudonsa kanzima. Isibalo esisuka ku-0 siye ku-100 sinesiqiniseko sokuthi kuzoba ngaphansi kwemizuzwana emi-3, kanti i-200 km/h uma usuka ume ungafinyelelwa ngaphansi kwemizuzwana engu-9.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, wonke la mandla azosetshenziswa ngenxa yamamotho kagesi amane, ngalinye libekwe esondweni ngalinye, ngaleyo ndlela livumela ilungu elisha lomkhaya wakwaLotus ukuba libe nedrayivu edonsa ngawo wonke amasondo. Ukusabalalisa i-torque enjinini ngayinye, izoba nesistimu ye-torque vectoring, esinye sezixazululo eziphumelela kakhulu uma kuziwa ekuqinisekiseni ukubamba okukhulu kwesondo ngalinye.
Ibhethri ihlinzekwa ngabakwa-Williams Advanced Engineering, futhi inamandla angu-70 kWh. Lokhu kuzovumela i-Lotus Evija ukuthi ihambe ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-400 futhi ingashajwa ngokugcwele ngemizuzu engu-18 nje kuphela, ihambisana nokushajwa kabusha okungu-800 kW.