A Lotus Elise sports car is seen after it got stuck at a barricade on the road leading to Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui 

A Lotus Elise sports car is seen after it got stuck at a barricade on the road leading to Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

A Lotus Elise Sport 220 is pictured during the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

The new Lotus Elise Club Racer car is pictured during the second media day of the 81st Geneva Motor Show at the Palexpo in Geneva March 2, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

Workers clean a Lotus car before the official opening ceremony of the first Lotus showroom near Bucharest February 24, 2011. Lotus importers hope to sell about 24 luxury vehicles this year in Romania, the European Union's second-poorest member, which has a monthly average wage of about 1,500 lei (353 Euros). REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) 

A model poses for photographers at the Super Import Nights motor show in Singapore November 8, 2007. The motor show runs from November 8 to 11. REUTERS/ Matthew Lee (SINGAPORE) 

Lotus presents its new Elise Motorsport as a first world presentation at the 75th Geneva motor show in Geneva, Switzerland, March 1, 2005. With the Elise Motorsport Lotus presents a design and engineering concept using new technology. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse PLA/CR/THI 

Chinese models sit on a Lotus Elise car at an auto show in Shanghai
December 10, 2002. China is witnessing a car-buying boom this year as a
price war combined with cheaper imports after China's entry into the
World Trade Organisation a year ago have fuelled sales, especially
among private buyers. Analysts estimate car sales will rise 40 percent
this year to top one million vehicles for the first time. REUTERS/Claro
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The new Lotus Elise at the British Motor show 2000 at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingahm October 17, 2000. There are more than 1000 cars on display from more than 300 exhibitors.

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Visitors try out the luxury features in the new Lotus Elise, on display alongside the British manufacturer's Lotus Esprit model at the Frankfurt car show, September 15. The car show will be open to the public from Saturday September 18 until September 26. 

Visitors try out the luxury features in the new Lotus Elise, on display alongside the British manufacturer's Lotus Esprit model at the Frankfurt car show, September 15. The car show will be open to the public from September 18 until September 26.

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Zytek Automotive Ltd. unveils a road-ready electric sportscar, based on a Lotus Elise, at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center February 25. Powered by two Zytek 75Kw motors, the roaster has a range of 120 miles. 

Instrumentation on the Zytek Electric Elise includes power level, vehicle speed and battery condition indication, as shown February 25. The road-ready electric sportscar, which accelerates from 30-70 mph in 5 seconds, debuted at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center. 

Two internal, oil cooled, brushless DC motors, individually mounted on aluminium single ratio gearboxes power the Zytek electric sportscar, based on the Lotus Elise, which debuted at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center February 25. The roadster accelerates from 30-70 mph in 5 seconds. 

Two internal, oil cooled, brushless DC motors, individually mounted on aluminium single ratio gearboxes power the Zytek electric sportscar, based on the Lotus Elise, which debuted at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center February 25. The roadster accelerates from 30-70 mph in 5 seconds. jch/Photo by John C.

AUTOS ELECTRIC 

Instrumentation on the Zytek Electric Elise includes power level, vehicle speed and battery condition indication, as shown February 25. The road-ready electric sportscar, which accelerates from 30-70 mph in 5 seconds, debuted at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center. jch/Photo by John C.

AUTOS ELECTRIC 

Zytek Automotive Ltd. unveils a road-ready electric sportscar, based on a Lotus Elise, at the 1997 Society of Automotive Engineers International Congress & Exposition in Detroit's Cobo Center February 25. Powered by two Zytek 75Kw motors, the roaster has a range of 120 miles. jch/Photo by John C.

AUTOS ELECTRIC 

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (C) climbs out of the Lotus Elise during its launch in Malaysia and Asia Pacific region at the Langkawi International Motor Show 96, December 1. Many Malaysians have come to consider the Lotus cars as their own since the recent acquisition of a controlling stake by a national company, Perusahaan Otomibil National Bhd.

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Visitors look at the new "Elise" unveiled by British-based sports car maker Lotus at the Frankfurt IAA International car show, September 12.The lightweight sports car, a two-seat convertible, owned by Bugatti of Italy will sell for less than 50,000 marks (34,000 US dollars