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First Drive: 2025 Lotus Eletre

or most of Lotus’ 75 years of existence, the small British automaker was known for building plucky, lightweight sports cars. But since 2017, it’s been part of Chinese auto giant Geely, making it stablemates with Eastern brands such as Zeekr and Lynk & Co and Western brands that include Volvo and Polestar. As beloved as Lotus’ qualities made the marque among a

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