Nytt elbilskoncept från Lotus

Theory 1 heter den det nya elbilskonceptet från brittiska Lotus och även om 1000 kusar och 1587 kilo låter fräckt, är det trots allt bara ett koncept och i slutändan bara ännu en identitetslös, strömlinjeformad elbil med samma grundformer som valfritt rymdskepp. Ohyggligt sövande och jag hoppas nu att vi sett tillräckligt många av dessa "futuristiska elkoncept" för att slippa glo på dem de kommande åren. Lotus borde bygga bensindrivna, superlätta banbilar istället. Top Gear berättar mer!

"Lotus, always seemingly in a little financial trouble, hasn’t flourished under recent Geely ownership as its Chinese owners might have hoped. Deliveries of the Emira sports car were delayed; the Evija hypercar is yet to hit production; and the Eletre SUV and Emeya super-saloon have arrived just as the world is cooling on the idea of EVs. This then, the Theory 1, is concept car to grab your attention when times are tough. The company’s next production car will be a second, smaller electric SUV (think Porsche Macan-sized) so the Theory 1 is a kind of reminder that people at Lotus are still thinking about what it means to be a Lotus, past just wearing the badge. Thus the Theory 1 does everything from ushering in a new design language for Lotus, to showcasing a radical approach to production with just a handful of materials used for the bodywork. It also introduces us to ‘Lotuswear’, which is an attempt to ‘evoke a sense of raw emotion and pure excitement’ when you’re behind the wheel of this 1000hp electric supercar. How does it work? With seats that can inflate on one side or the other and a steering yoke that can suddenly be ribbed, thanks to textile-based wearable robotics tech being applied to the automotive sector for the first time."