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Lotus Takeover Nearly Complete – Electric Model On The Cards?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/lotus-takeover-nearly-complete-e2-80-93-electric-model-on-the-cards/ar-AArfENs

Back in May 2017, Chinese manufacturer and Volvo parent company*Geely and announced that it was in the process of takeover talks*with Malaysian company DRB-Hicom over a 49 percent stake in beleaguered car maker Proton and a 51 percent controlling share of iconic British sports car manufacturer Lotus...............

A logical next step in the development of the sports brand will be the introduction of an electric car – Lotus is no stranger to electric vehicle technology, as the company's engineers helped Tesla to build its very first car, the Roadster, back in 2008.*'In two or three years, battery cars will be much higher performing than they are currently because technology moves on,' said Lotus CEO Jean Marc*Gales recently. 'It could be a really good thing to be the first one to do an electric car that doesn’t weigh two tons.'*

Inside Chinese Automaker Geely's Plan To Save Lotus
https://jalopnik.com/inside-chinese-automaker-geelys-plan-to-save-lotus-1798696123

Lotus could also re-issue classic models, or get into the business of restorations or certified old car sales, a lucrative sideline already plumbed by Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari, and other luxury carmakers.

I read something else recently where they discussed Lotus going the Porsche route with a SUV model, hybrid electric from scratch with an all electric version.