Lotus presents the electric monster E-R9 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans of the future

Lotus presents the electric monster E-R9 for the 24 Hours of Le Mans of the future

The Norwich company has conceived a zero-emission racing car with 4 engines, active aerodynamics, and battery swap

Lotus with the electric has taken a taste. And after the Evija, today it presents an even more exaggerated supercar. It is called E-R9 and is designed for racing. Indeed, the E in the name stands for Endurance, while the R, coincidentally, for Racer.


Designed by the head of aerodynamics of the British company Richard Hill, it interprets the idea of ​​a car for endurance competitions - in the style of 24 Hours of Le Mans, so to speak - of 2030.

Shaped by the wind

Faithful to the Lotus philosophy, which has always seen lightness as synonymous with sportiness, and to the needs of an electric car, the E-R9 has super-aerodynamic shapes. Not only that: the car has a body made of panels that can change inclination and shape according to speed and other parameters to ensure maximum aerodynamic penetration at all times.

The mechanisms that move the active appendages can be moved manually or be managed independently by the car.

It is a "real" study

Hill stated that as futuristic as it is, the Lotus E-R9 was designed with the intent of being achievable. It adopts technologies and technical solutions that can be used on the cars of the future. In this sense, it fulfills the original task of racing cars, which above all in the past, but also today, act as a bit of a laboratory to develop devices that are then also used, on-road models.

Nothing has been revealed regarding the powertrain. We only know that it is electric and that it uses a four-wheel drive thanks to the presence of four motors that each power one wheel. They are known to be powered by a removable battery. After all, as much as technology can make great strides, it will be difficult to run for 24 hours without stopping for a battery swap.