Video: Lotus Evija EV in action

Lotus has revealed further details about its Evija all-electric hypercar in a stunning new film.

It shows an engineering development vehicle testing on the 3.54km Lotus track at Hethel in the United Kingdom.

At the wheel is Lotus vehicle attributes director Gavan Kershaw, who provides extensive new commentary on key elements of the Evija project.

At almost five minutes long and using on-board cameras to reveal new views of the car, it’s the most detailed insight yet into the dynamic excellence of Britain’s first all-electric hypercar.

The film has been launched as the Evija takes centre stage at this week’s Salon Prive Concours d’Elegance

motor show in the gardens of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the last event (Supercar Saturday) featuring on September 26.

Kershaw reveals how from the earliest discussions about what the Evija should be, the goal was to create a hypercar with genuine everyday usability. He reveals new details on the progressive deployment of power and torque though the car’s five drive modes – range, city, tour, sport and track.

Also included in the film are views of the battery pack immediately behind the two seats, echoing the classic mid-mounted powertrain layout of many Lotus cars.

As Kershaw explains, this creates an optimum weight distribution and makes the Evija exceptionally manoeuvrable as it races towards a more than 321km/h top speed.

“Lotus cars are very nimble, inspiring great confidence when being driven, and the Evija is no different to that,” Kershaw says.

As well as signalling the beginning of a contemporary new Lotus design language, the Evija is a bold statement of intent about the brand’s future ambition to be a global performance car company.