A lightweight two-seater sports car, but this time electric, is just what you'd expect from the British brand, and it's currently under development.
Whereas Lotus plans to engineer its SUVs and sedan in Germany and produce them in China, the brand is developing the Type 135 in the U.K. and intends to produce the model at its longtime home in Hethel, initially alongside the.
Renault subsidiary Alpine is also planning to use the LEVA platform as the basis for its next-generation electric sports car, one that the company hopes to sell in the States. Philippe Krief, Ferrari's recently departed R&D boss, will develop that version, so we can experience the same core package in two different guises.
As for the name, that could be hiding in plain sight, given the British brand's need to start every model with the letter E. Add that to LEVA and you get Eleva, which means "to raise" in several Romance languages.Mike Duff has been writing about the auto industry for two decades and calls the UK home, although he normally lives life on the road. He loves old cars and adventure in unlikely places, with career highlights including driving to Chernobyl in a Lada.
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