Lotus Eletre — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Lotus Eletre deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | EV |
|---|---|
| Power | 905 |
| Range | 600 |
| Battery | 112 |
| 0–100 km/h | 2.95 |
| Fast charge | 350 |
| New price US | £89.5k–£120k (UK); $107k–$145k (US); €96k (DE base) |
| New price EU | UNVERIFIED |
| New price CN | UNVERIFIED |
| Used price signal | UNVERIFIED |
| Value call | 2024+ new/nearly-new w/ full warranty (OTA fixes accumulated) |
| Sweet-spot year | UNVERIFIED |
| Years to avoid | 2023 (launch year) |
| Reliability flag | amber: first-gen quirks (software, brake-fluid batch, paint); red: UNVERIFIED long-term battery/motor |
| Biggest risk | Buy 2024+ w/ OTA fixes, near a dealer you can drive to; avoid 2023 launch cars unless discounted |
| Community verdict | Thrilling, beautifully engineered probably — the most interesting car in the cluster |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | — (revealed Mar 2022) |
| 2022 | Reveal; production starts Wuhan · 603/905 hp, 112 kWh, 800V · Too new |
| 2023 | Launch (UK/EU) · Eletre £89.5k / S £104.5k / R £120k · Early software crashes · Brake-fluid batch fix · New only |
| 2024 | US launch ($107k base) · Unchanged · OTA stability improves · New only |
| 2025 | Carryover · Unchanged · Thin data · Early used: UNVERIFIED |
| 2026 | Carryover · Same · Too new · None major reported · New: UK £89.5k–£120k; US $107k–$145k; DE €96k |
Sweet-spot year: UNVERIFIED
Years to skip: 2023 (launch year)