These new charging stations from Lotus are causing excitement at Tesla

Lotus is working on its own fast charging network à la Tesla, but not marginally better. The lightning fast chargers outperform other DC chargers.

Elon Musk’s company is currently master in the field of fast charging. Not because the V4 Superchargers charge so extremely quickly (250 kW) – there are contributions from Ionity, Fastned and Allego that charge up to 100 kW faster – but rather because Tesla has the largest fast charging network (more than 50,000 Superchargers) in the world has .

Lotus as a Tesla competitor

In this regard, Lotus still has a lot of work to do. However, the brand already seems to have an advantage over Tesla. Lotus has fast chargers that can charge up to 450 and 480 kW.

Many electric cars cannot yet handle this extreme charging speed. For example, the Eletre can charge up to 350 kW and the Tesla Model S Plaid reaches 250 kW.

However, there are cars that can charge so extremely quickly that even this Lotus Pole is too slow. In the video below, Autovisie editor Dries van den Elzen introduces you to the Rimac Nevera. This electric hypercar can be quickly charged up to 500 kW.

The Rimac needs that too. With 1914 hp and 2360 Nm, the 120 kWh battery is empty in no time.

In the future, in addition to the Rimac, there will be many other electric vehicles that can achieve such charging speeds.

Also in Europe

Lotus is not just focusing on its home market of China, where several fast chargers are already installed. The charging stations must serve customers worldwide. The sticks are expected to be available in Europe in the second quarter of 2024.

Whether the brand will ever truly become a major competitor to Tesla Superchargers remains to be seen. There are also many other providers who would like to set up a large charging network, for example Mercedes!