Sportscar maker Lotus announce a lightweight electric SUV

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A codename of Type 132,the Eletre to start production at a new factory in Wuhan,China according to the press release by Lotus

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This will be the first move outside the UK for Lotus, although the production for traditional sports cars will remain in the UK.

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Based on a new dedicated EV platform called Electric premium Architecture,Eletre is fairly large by SUV standards roughly 4000 pounds

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As per Lotus,Eletre gets a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain with outputs starting at 600 horsepower.

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The top speed will be 161 mph with at least one version enabled to go from 0-60 in less than 3 seconds!

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With a battery capacity of 100 kWh with an ability of 300- mile range claiming addition of 250 miles of range in 20 minutes by the DC fast charging.

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Excited? You have to wait as Lotus is yet to confirm its U.S. market entry later!

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