THE HYPERCAR
Lotus Evija (Type 130)
Quad-motor all-electric hypercar — Lotus's first new model under Geely, target ~2,000 PS, limited to 130 units
The Lotus Evija (project codename Type 130) was unveiled in July 2019 as the first all-electric hypercar from Lotus and the first new Lotus production car developed under the ownership of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, who acquired a controlling stake in 2017. Per Lotus's official Evija page, the production specification targets four permanent-magnet electric motors (one per wheel) supplied by Integral Powertrain, fed by a 70 kWh Williams Advanced Engineering battery pack mounted longitudinally behind the cockpit. Peak output is quoted at 2,011 PS (1,973 hp / 1,500 kW), with target performance of 0–100 km/h in under three seconds and a top speed in excess of 320 km/h (200 mph). The car captured by LEGO® 76907 and indexed at Brickset represents this first-of-kind specification.
Visually the Evija's signature element is the pair of large Venturi tunnels that pass through the rear bodywork — visible from the side and rear of the car as fully open passages, designed by Lotus design director Russell Carr's team to channel high-velocity air through the bodywork rather than over it. The carbon-fibre monocoque chassis is shared development with Williams Advanced Engineering, and the production-intent dry weight is approximately 1,680 kg — heavier than a comparable internal-combustion Lotus, but light by all-electric hypercar standards. Per Lotus's official corporate history, the car was developed and assembled at Lotus's Hethel facility in Norfolk, UK, with very limited production cells.
The Evija's launch was punctuated by significant delays. Originally slated for first customer deliveries in 2020, production was repeatedly pushed back through the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain shortages, and battery-pack qualification issues. The first customer car was finally handed over in 2023, with build numbers ramping slowly through 2024–2025 toward the announced 130-unit cap. Pricing was set at approximately £2.04 million plus local taxes per Lotus and Brickset's set notes — making it the most expensive new Lotus ever sold, and putting the car alongside contemporary all-electric hypercars from Rimac and Pininfarina rather than against ICE rivals. The shape captured by LEGO® 76907 is the production-intent body, not the earlier 2019 reveal car.
- Powertrain
- 4× permanent-magnet AC motors (one per wheel)
- Peak power
- ≈2,011 PS (1,973 hp / 1,500 kW) target
- Battery
- 70 kWh Williams Advanced Engineering pack
- 0–100 km/h
- Under 3 seconds (target)
- Top speed
- >320 km/h (>200 mph)
- Production
- Limited to 130 units
- Price
- ≈£2.04 million plus taxes





