Electric Lightness

When Lotus set out to build the Evija, it wasn’t just designing a hypercar-it was reinventing what 'lightness' meant for a new era. Electric Lightness: The Lotus Evija Story chronicles the creation of Britain’s first all-electric hypercar in vivid, fact-rich detail, tracing its journey from a bold idea at Hethel to a 2,000 PS masterpiece that redefined both performance and philosophy. This is the story of how one of motorsport’s most storied names-founded on Colin Chapman’s mantra, 'simplify, then add lightness'-embraced electrons instead of petrol without losing its soul.Across twenty-eight deeply researched chapters and comprehensive appendices, the book explores every dimension of the Evija’s development: the global push toward electrification, the rebirth of Lotus under Geely ownership, the pioneering collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering, and the meticulous craftsmanship behind each hand-built car. It reveals how the Evija stands not only as a machine of extraordinary speed but also as a symbol of sustainability, innovation, and British resilience.More than a technical chronicle, Electric Lightness is a story about evolution-of design, of engineering, and of identity. It captures the moment Lotus transformed from a revered specialist manufacturer into a modern global innovator, carrying Chapman’s principles into the quiet, high-voltage future of performance motoring.