Lotus plans more electric sports cars beyond 2027 Type 135
"2027 is the target for SOP [start of production]. We've got a heck of a lot of work to do before then, because that will be a volume uplift compared to where we are with the Emira," Windle told Autocar, suggesting that Lotus's dramatic ramp up to 100,000 global sales by 2027 will have implications for its enthusiast-oriented sports cars as well.
He added:"It can be built in the same area [as the Evija hypercar]. What we've done with the Evija line is make it monument-free so that it's flexible and we can move it around." But when asked if Lotus could move away from"traditional" sports cars in line with its mass-market ambitions, Windle was quick to say"no".
A decision on future EV sports cars beyond the Type 135 will be made once the Emira and Evija are in full-scale production. "We need to start doing Vision 90, but we haven't got our heads around that yet," said Windle."Once the Emira and Evija are flowing properly, we need to start working out the strategy for the next 10 years."
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