Lotus launches €25,000 e-bike with Mars Lander tech
Car maker Lotus has developed a high performance e-bike using the lightest e-bike motor from High Performance System (HPS).
The £20,000 (€25,000) Lotus Type 136 e-bike builds on the Type 108 bike used at the 1992 Barcelona Games to the most recent competition at Tokyo 2020 and is handmade in Italy.
The lightweight carbon fibre frame weighs 9.8kg with a Watt Assist Pro Motor system derived from the Mars Lander Project. The motor system from HPS weighs just 1.2kg in total while the the motor itself weighs just 300 grams. The battery, disguised as a water bottle, detaches from the frame at the push of a button.
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The Type 136 is available as an exclusive limited first edition launch production run of just 136 bikes. These will be individually numbered and available in an iconic motorsport livery. The standard model will go on sale in Spring 2024.
“This is an incredible bike, which says so much about the pioneering endeavours of Lotus and the iconic status of its bikes over the years. As a teenager I vividly remember watching Chris Boardman powering Type 108 to a gold medal in Barcelona in 1992 and smashing records on Type 110 to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France two years later,” said Sir Chris Hoy.
“I am proud to launch the Lotus Type 136 as the next chapter in our high-performance journey. For the past 75 years, Lotus has been relentlessly pushing the boundaries of innovation on the road and track. Type 136 shows that we continue to do so. Launching alongside Eletre, Emeya and Evija, it will further expand global perceptions of what to expect from Lotus,” said Feng Qingfeng, CEO, Lotus Group which is owned by Geely in China.
www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/type-136; www.hps-bike.com
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