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YOU ALL KNOW THE clichés. Hell, you may have even repeated them a few times. Electric cars are fast, but heavy. With all the extra heft of the batteries, EVs are the super heavyweights of the performance car world. Rimac Nevera – 2000kg. Tesla Model S Plaid – 2162kg. Porsche Taycan Turbo S – 2295kg.

Of the electric hypercars, Lotus’ Evija claims to

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