• Official range well over 300 miles
• Real world range falls significantly short
• But it does very quickly

What are the running costs?

All Lotus Emeya models have a vast 102kWh battery pack. According to the official WLTP numbers, the Emeya 600 has a range of 310 to 379 miles, depending on model, while the Emeya 900 can go 270 to 301 miles. In our testing, though, the Emeya 600 struggled to better 250 miles, even when driven in Range mode, which is intended to eke out charge as much as possible. The 900 was even less efficient, not good when the Porsche Taycan and Mercedes EQS give a real-world 300 miles with ease.

At least it charges quickly. The car’s 800v electrical architecture supports charging speeds of up to 420kW, which realises a 10-80% boost in a mere 14 minutes. Your chances of finding a charger that’ll deliver 420kW are slim, however, at a more common 250kW charger, we were able to fill up from 25% to 100% in around 35 minutes. Notably, there wasn’t a drop-off in charging speed once the battery passed 80% full, as is often the case.

With such a big battery, charging at home will take a very long time, but at least you can take advantage of cheaper rates. 200 miles of range from an ultra-fast public charger often costs more than the equivalent amount of petrol.

You can find all the facts and figures for every model on our Lotus Emeya specs pages.

Servicing and warranty

Lotus dealers are few and far between – there are just 17 plus an extra dedicated service centre in the UK. So getting an Emeya serviced isn’t as convenient as it is with a BMW or Mercedes, or even a Porsche. Don’t expect prices to be low, either. At least there’s not much that actually needs servicing in an electric car.

The Emeya is covered by a warranty that lasts five years or 150,000km (just over 93,000 miles), whichever comes first. The battery is covered separately for eight years or 200,000km (124,000 miles).

Reliability

At the time of writing, it’s too soon to know how reliable the Emeya will prove to be, the situation not helped by it being a very rare car in the UK. But the examples we’ve tested gave not a hint of any trouble and we’ve not heard horror stories about the closely related Lotus Eletre SUV, so the omens are looking good. There haven’t been any recalls for it, either.

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