What comes after an electric hypercar (Evija), a mid-engined sports car (Emira), and an electric SUV (Eletre)? A sedan that also does away with the combustion engine. Currently known by its "Type 133" codename, the EV has been spotted in prototype guise testing near the Arctic Circle. Our spies caught Lotus' answer to the Porsche Taycan wearing a special livery denoting 2023 represents the Norfolk brand's 75th anniversary.
Car paparazzi saw the EV in northern Sweden on a giant frozen lake where a tow truck arrived to rescue the prototype. The first Lotus sedan since the Carlton suffered a mechanical breakdown and had to be towed away. That frequently happens when automakers are testing an unreleased product, and it doesn't mean the subsequent production model will be problematic. Being an EV, it automatically has a better chance of being more reliable than an equivalent car powered by a combustion engine since there are fewer things that could go wrong.
