USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[brainf18]

Almost 3 metric tons each! Add lightness indeed.

It adds lightness to the wallets of the purchasers....so in a way its in keeping with the spirit of Lotus.

 

[Lotustoronto]

Well... these are not Emiras, but 45 Eletres have arrived:

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Are these being used to off-set the emissions for Emiras to achieve CARB approval?

Edit: I don't believe in coincidences. These cars arrived on 2/12, which is curiously the start of the 2/12-3/13 period we've heard about. Once these Eletres clear customs and are delivered to dealers, they would be counted towards fleet average?

Edit edit: It's curious these are 2023 cars. Are they intended to be permanent dealer demos? They came from Antwerp Belgium instead of China. The NHTSA still does not have any VIN/Model information for the Eletre. Needless to say, there is also no CARB/EPA info on these cars.

100%

 

[Finbarqs]

I received my gift on 2/4. CARB state with a capital C, California. Submitted my final config early Dec 2023 for FE 2.0, so expecting my build has not yet started. Sorry for those who did not get the gift. In case it matters, I've had a reasonably active email dialog with my dealer, and received an email from him on Jan 18 asking me to confirm my mailing address as Lotus would be sending a gift. FWIW, it seemed to be a cut and paste email, not personalized to me in any way.

Just submitted my Final Build for the FE 2.0/Final Deposit of 10k (non-refundable) early this week! Who knows when it'll be built, but my sales rep says he believe June for August delivery

 

[Pegasi]

lol, if lotus is betting on this for CARB...LOL. Will people get their Eletres before the EMIRA?!

It worked for Ford and it is the reason they have V8 Mustangs. The following is an excerpt from the article I linked below.

"Mr Farley {Ford CEO} says the success of the Mustang Mach-E – the electric SUV which bears the same name as its two-door sibling – and the F-150 Lightning has allowed the two-door Mustang to stay in production due to the emissions offset created by the battery-powered models."

How the Ford Mustang Mach-E is saving the V8 engine

The Ford Mustang will retain its V8 engine for the foreseeable future, with its electric Mach-E sibling being credited as its saviour.

www.carexpert.com.au

 

[DF_Toronto]

I have the first deposit for the Eletre at my dealer and absolutely no word of so much as specking one. If 45 have arrived those must be all the NA dealer cars.

 

[Lotustoronto]

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lol, if lotus is betting on this for CARB...LOL. Will people get their Eletres before the EMIRA?!

as soon as the dealers pay for the Eletre’s it counts as a sale towards Lotus fleet average, it does not need to be to a registered customer - it is a known fact that manufacturers like ford have given heavy discounts for their dealer network to purchase EVs before EOY.

 

[DF_Toronto]

Really nice comparison Evora GT/Emira

 

[Nova]

I have the first deposit for the Eletre at my dealer and absolutely no word of so much as specking one. If 45 have arrived those must be all the NA dealer cars.

I'm thinking that's the most likely scenario. I am growing doubtful that these are end customer cars. But I'm not clear about CARB rules about fleet averaging, do cars owned by dealerships count?

 

[410 JPS Fan]

I'm thinking that's the most likely scenario. I am growing doubtful that these are end customer cars. But I'm not clear about CARB rules about fleet averaging, do cars owned by dealerships count?

45 is about the dealer network count. Probably demo cars and will stay owned by Lotus US for a year, but live at dealerships and then dumped in Mexican/south American market

 

[K_Squared]

Yes. I'm in California. My car is supposedly being built this month. I have received my gift. I'm an FE 2.0.

LOL, my FE 1.0 has been sitting on the dealer lot in NC since December awaiting CARB. Still no gift along with no expectations of receiving one. Yes, I did get the e-mail back when they were first being sent out.

 

[UCLAFC]

I received my gift on 2/4. CARB state with a capital C, California. Submitted my final config early Dec 2023 for FE 2.0, so expecting my build has not yet started. Sorry for those who did not get the gift. In case it matters, I've had a reasonably active email dialog with my dealer, and received an email from him on Jan 18 asking me to confirm my mailing address as Lotus would be sending a gift. FWIW, it seemed to be a cut and paste email, not personalized to me in any way.

What dealer did you go with? How long from initial deposit to submitting final configuration. I just submitted a deposit with Eurocar in OC. Told may get my car by years end, thought I’m taming my expectations. I would have done so sooner but following this thread from a while back I decided it’s best to have my money in the market. Now that deliveries seem to be “imminent” I decided to place my deposit. Super excited!

 

[912Matt]

The Daily Telegraph is reporting this morning that thousands of luxury cars have been impounded at US ports due to concerns they contain parts made through forced labour in China - anybody know if Lotus has been impacted?

 

[BobbyG]

LOL, my FE 1.0 has been sitting on the dealer lot in NC since December awaiting CARB. Still no gift along with no expectations of receiving one. Yes, I did get the e-mail back when they were first being sent out.

Yep K_Squared, a lot of us are in the same boat.

 

[Porter]

The Daily Telegraph is reporting this morning that thousands of luxury cars have been impounded at US ports due to concerns they contain parts made through forced labour in China - anybody know if Lotus has been impacted?

No, it's VW Group vehicles that contain some specific parts. In particular it's related to some kind of joint venture with SAIC. Unrelated to Geely.

US blocks Volkswagen imports over claims they were made with forced Chinese labour

Thousands of luxury cars impounded at ports after allegations of human rights abuses

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[TXEMIRA]

Yep K_Squared, a lot of us are in the same boat.

The PUN here. Anybody else see that? Oh man I love puns! Ah!

 

[EspritGuy]

The Daily Telegraph is reporting this morning that thousands of luxury cars have been impounded at US ports due to concerns they contain parts made through forced labour in China - anybody know if Lotus has been impacted?

They were not named in the story I saw, so I believe no. Mainly Volkswagen Group cars

 

[Nova]

VW will VW.

 

[EspritGuy]

VW will VW.

Until they work the bugs out.

 

[scc.131.fe]

Until they work the bugs out.

Another pun? Bugs?
(sigh) As I was.....

 

[Tobiasz17azs]

Yep K_Squared, a lot of us are in the same boat.

Yeah this is sad . My car sitting in Orlando and same as you guys can’t wait to see it