The Lotus Evija is a limited production electric sports car manufactured by Chinese owned British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. Unveiled in July 2019, it is the first electric vehicle introduced and manufactured by the company.[5] Codenamed "Type 130" and "Omega", its production will be limited to 130 units.[6][7]
The Evija prototype underwent high-speed testing in November 2019. A video was released on 21 November 2019 ahead of its debut later that day[8] at the Guangzhou Auto Show.[9] Lotus said it was planning thousands of miles of further road testing, on circuits in Europe and on Lotus's own track at Hethel.[8]