Another annual motorsports festival, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, has come to an end, where we saw the premieres of several new cars, as well as the Lotus Evija X’s attempt to set the fastest track time.

The Lotus Evija X is a limited edition super powerful electric car that set the third fastest lap time at the end of April on the most famous track in the world (Nurburgring Nordschleife). The 20,830 km (12,943 mi) long course Lotus Evija X finished in 6:24,047, which is slower than the Volkswagen ID.R (6:05.336) and the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo (5:19.546).

At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the British car manufacturer tried to set the fastest track time, but an accident occurred and the cause is currently unknown. Automotive journalist Harry Metcalfe believes that it could be a problem with computer software, which is very possible because even a small interruption of one of the four electric motors is enough to push the hypercar off the track. However, there is also a chance that the driver caused the accident by pressing the gas pedal more than he should have.

Lotus Evija X is powered by 4 electric motors, 1 placed at each wheel, with a total power of 2,011 hp (1,500 kW) and 1,257 lb-ft (1,704 Nm) of torque. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in under 3 seconds, from 0 to 300 km/h (190 mph) in 9.1 seconds, and achieve a limited top speed of 349 km/h (217 mph).

Source: Lotus