New Lotus Evija put through development stages

Pictures of the new Lotus Evija being put through development testing have today been released, giving us a closer look at the firm’s upcoming all-electric supercar.
Pronounced E-vi-ya, the Evija is the firm’s first all-electric model and is being assembled at the firm’s headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk.

Gavan Kershaw, British GT racing driver and Lotus director of attributes, is the person behind the wheel in the testing photographs. Speaking about the Evija, Kershaw said: “The car is in a completely pure state at the moment, with no stability control or torque-vectoring.
“This is so we can evaluate the fundamentals of the chassis, to create the mechanical advantage before the other layers, such as the electronics, are added. It means we can really read the car. Later we can tune what we’ve gained as a mechanical advantage as we add layers. It’s the Lotus way – get the fundamentals right from the start and use baseline aerodynamics, suspension kinematics and geometry to feel the vehicle’s response. I feel really at home in it, it’s really driveable. 
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“We assessed the stability and agility through tight corners.