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Lotus Evija superthread......

Kramer · 2020-02-18 22:47:45

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20696638/lotus-evija-hypercar-specs-price-photos Video preview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nODsrmsuPb8 So, a 70kWh battery, which can be charged at 800kW; a charge rate of almost 12C. Are they insane? What's that, 1000 amps at 800 volts? :eek: No wonder they made the battery easily…

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18-02-2020 11:47pm

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Kramer

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https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20696638/lotus-evija-hypercar-specs-price-photos

Video preview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nODsrmsuPb8

So, a 70kWh battery, which can be charged at 800kW; a charge rate of almost 12C.
Are they insane?
What's that, 1000 amps at 800 volts? :eek:

No wonder they made the battery easily replaceable .

Anyone trading up?
ELM327??

:pac:

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#2 19-02-2020 10:38am
Lumen

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Kramer wrote: »

No wonder they made the battery easily replaceable .

At what cost?

The guy on the DragTimes Youtube channel said one of the reasons he wouldn't buy a Porsche 918 Spyder is because a replacement battery is $250k. And that battery is only 6.8 kWh.

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