‘WE DON’T HAVE A QUEUE OF PEOPLE wanting to buy an EV Seven.’ It’s a line I’ve heard a number of times from Bob Laishley, Caterham’s CEO. However, since the company’s announcement in late May that it was building an EV Seven to help development of the EV drivetrain for its soon-to-be-revealed, all-new sports car, interest in an electric Seven has spiked.
A battery-electric drivetrain and the lightweight Seven have been considered incompatible thus far, yet in its efforts to understand electrification, what is required and what is possible, Caterham has developed an EV Seven concept with long-time engine partner Swindon Powertrain. At
