This Crazy Lotus-Tesla Project Has Maxed Out A Dyno

Remember the Lotus-Tesla electric sports car project being put together by OnPointDyno founder and racing driver Sasha Anis? Get ready for some big numbers.

The build, which sees Tesla motors and Chevy Volt batteries engineered into a Lotus Evora chassis, has been progressing nicely and is now at the dyno testing stage. The rear axle was bolted to a conventional dyno to try to establish some numbers, and we’re talking about 441bhp at the wheels… and 2992lb ft of torque. That’s not a typo.

In fact, the car maxed-out the dyno’s capabilities for measuring torque, suggesting it might need a slight detune before attempting to put that muscle down on the road. For another thing, the battery charge percentage was only in the 70s at the time, and we already know that Tesla motors tend to give maximum thrust when they’re running on full charge.

Anis, who has nicknamed the car Blue Lightning, claims that the modified Evora weighs less than 100kg more than a regular Lotus version. It could post some incredible drag times when it’s ready. The build thread is ongoing at LotusTalk.