Lotus Evija

The upcoming 2021 Lotus Emira will be Lotus' last petrol-powered vehicle, with the iconic British sports-car specialist confirming all future models will be all-electric. Announced as part of its 'Driving Tomorrow' strategy conference on Tuesday night, Lotus announced its future model portfolio would centre around four all-new platforms developed by the British brand, though with assistance from the wider Geely automotive group (including Volvo) in Germany, Sweden and China.

UPDATE: a new video has been released for the 2021 Lotus Evija, showing Charlie Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara – son of Lord March, Duke of Richmond and founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed – experiencing the Evija at Goodwood SpeedWeek. You can see the new video below. We've also added a new set of photos showing the Evija in a modernised tribute to the iconic JPS black and gold livery.

British sports car brand Lotus has terminated its Evija hypercar development partnership with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), CarAdvice can confirm. The two British firms with rich motorsport heritage had been collaborating on what is claimed to be the world most powerful production car. A spokesperson for the Geely-owned manufacturer told CarAdvice: "As the Evija programme enters its latter stages, Lotus has elected to bring the project in house due to delivery problems from WAE."