Lotus and Alpine part ways with joint electric sports car plan

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Lotus and Alpine will no longer jointly develop electric sports cars for their respective lineups, the two automakers said this week in separate statements.

The two said that the decision to part ways was mutual and amicable, and that they both remain open to future collaborations.

Neither said they were abandoning plans to add an electric sports car to their lineups.

The news was first reported Monday by automotive news (subscription required) and follow a report of Bloomberg last week suggesting that Alpine wanted to develop its electric sports car on its own.

Lotus and Alpine first announced the plan to jointly develop electric sports cars in 2021, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding. Under the plan, Lotus was primarily responsible for developing the platform to be used for a Lotus model. code name of the Type 135and for alpine successor to the current A110. The Lotus is rumored to be the successor to the Elise.

Lotus previously said it planned to launch its sports car in 2026, while Alpine hinted at a similar date for its car.

Lotus in 2021 revealed the platform, which called E-Sports. The platform could support batteries up to 99.6 kWh capacity and twin-engine powertrains making up to 871 hp.

Last decade, Alpine formed a similar partnership with Caterham to co-develop a mid-engine sports car platform. In that case, Caterham backed out of the deal, but Alpine went it alone and completed the platform, which the automaker used to the current A110.