Deliveries of the Lotus Eletre have already begun in China

Lotus, one of the brands of the automotive giant Geely, has just started deliveries of its new electric SUV in ChinaThe British manufacturer also intends to put the first units of the Eletre in the hands of its European customers at the end of this year.

The company wanted to express its satisfaction with this important step, while highlighting the importance of the Eletre in its strategy to turn Lotus into a global brand of exclusively electric vehicles.Qingfeng Feng, the head of Lotus, has not hesitated to affirm that the company he now heads is without a doubt a pioneer in the decarbonisation of luxury cars. The start of deliveries of the Eletre is, according to Feng himself, a clear demonstration of Lotus' ability to lead the transition to the use of cleaner energies in order to make a much more sustainable world in the future.

Lotus unveiled its new electric SUV Just now a year ago, and by the end of last January had accumulated More than 5 thousand reservations around the worldThe entry-level version of the Eletre is available in Germany from 95.990 euros, and for this price it includes as standard active air suspension, five driving modes, torque vectoring on the rear axle, matrix LED lights and 22-inch alloy wheels. The price of the Eletre S rises to 120,990 euros in the German market with even more extensive equipment as standard. The top-of-the-range version, the Eletre R, will cost 150.990 euros.

Three different versions to suit the needs of each client

In terms of technical specifications, the entry-level version of the Eletre and the Eletre S feature a single electric motor on the rear axle, delivering 450 kW of power and 710 Nm of torque. While the Eletre R has two electric motors, one on each axle, and all-wheel drive with a combined power of 675 kW and 985 Nm of torque. The first two are capable of reaching 100 km/h from a standstill in 4.5 seconds, while the Eletre R needs only 2.95 seconds to achieve thisThe maximum speed of the latter is 265 km/h.

The three versions of the Eletre are equipped with the same 112 kWh capacity battery pack, with which, according to the manufacturer, both the Eletre and the Eletre S can travel up to 600 km on a single charge. While the autonomy of the Eletre R is somewhat reduced with 490 km. In both cases always under the WLTP homologation cycle. When recharging the battery pack, the British manufacturer promises that in the three versions it is possible to increase the charge from 10 to 80 percent in just 20 minutes.

Finally, it should be noted that the press release published by the manufacturer indicates that the Eletre is equipped with the world's first deployable LiDAR system, which enables it to have level 4 autonomous driving in the future.