Lotus Evija review

It’s mightily, cosmically expensive. We’d suggest that, at £2m plus, you’d have to really want one to want one. And also that if you have the necessary funds, you won’t be worrying about leasing costs, depreciation, or indeed much at all.

Needless to say, there’s a juicy options list, and Evija customers get the full red carpet treatment.

The Evija’s 2.1mi/kWh overall energy consumption and modest range hamper its overall usability. Lotus claims 195 miles (WLTP) on a full charge, which is some way short of the early claims for the Evija (250 was the target). But even 195 falls short in reality, because you’re mindful of not straying too far from Zap-mapped fast chargers, and also of not running the battery too low. Depleted cells are unhappy cells.

The real world range is thus about 150 miles, which means that you start thinking about stopping when you’ve got 30 or so left – which is when the colour on the display changes. In other words, we’re talking about a range of 120 miles. Find a 350kW charger and you’ll be good to go again in about 20 minutes. Whatever it is, the Evija is no GT.