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A lot of EVs aren’t that fun to drive, built as they are to glide around a highway like a swan on a river. Sure, like the swan’s manic paddling, there’s a lot of hardware and software sweating in the background to maintain that serenity. But the feeling can be so soporific that you wind up lusting for the day full autonomy comes and puts us out of our misery.Except, of course, if you’re driving a new Lotus.You see, when you’re driving an electric Lotus, there’s a sense of cognitive whiplash you don’t often get these days.…

Lotus Technology is closing on an approved merger with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, setting the stage for a debut on the Nasdaq this week under the stock ticker symbol “LOT.” It’s just over a year since we first caught wind of Lotus’ plans to go public on the US stock market via a SPAC merger – a once popular method that has since cooled down. SPAC mergers enable a publicly traded company to be created to merge with an existing company. In the case of…

James Woods’ Nuclear Secrets By Christopher Nolan’s standards, Oppenheimer couldn’t be a more straightforward narrative. Scientist builds bomb. Bomb ends war. Government betrays scientist. But there is one part of the movie that has some viewers scratching their heads, and it’s right there in the opening credits: What the heck is James Woods’ name doing on the screen? The 76-year-old actor, best known today for his right-wing conspiracy mongering, is listed as an executive producer. But as far as…

Apple TV Plus has announced a brand-new thriller called “Prime Target,” starring Quintessa Swindel and SAG Award winner Leo Woodall.Leo Woodall is the talk of the town at the moment, recently starring in Netflix’s critically acclaimed One Day based on David Nicholls' bestselling book. You’ll also recognize Woodall from the second series of Emmy award-winning White Lotus, where he portrayed Jack, a boy caught up in the mafia.Will Prime Target be prime viewing?Prime Target follows Edward Brooks, played by Woodall, as he…

Tom Hollander didn’t get into showbiz to play himself. He played a bumbling MP in In the Loop, and a scheming socialite in The White Lotus. Most recently, he played the treasured author Truman Capote in FX’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, who slithers his way into high society New York, becoming a highly requested guest at dinner parties and resort getaways — only to have it all turn sour.  With the Hollywood magic stripped away, Hollander lives a reserved lifestyle. His home sits in the rural English countryside east…

Blackpink’s Lisa will make her acting debut on season three of The White Lotus. HBO confirmed the news on Monday, along with the announcement that Scott Glenn and Julian Kostov will also be joining the cast. The Blackpink member will be credited under her given name, Lisa Manobal. As for all casting for this upcoming season, details of her character have yet to be revealed. Manobal will be the second member of the South Korean group to appear in an HBO series, following the performance of Jennie (who was…

The consumer market is on the cusp of deliveries of the Lotus Emeya – the hypercar manufacturer’s first four-door model ever. Today, Lotus Cars shared winter test footage that caps off a three-year development program that spanned 15 countries. Check out the sleek Emeya tearing through the snow in the video below. The Emeya is Lotus Cars’ second all-electric model and arrives as an encore to the Eletre hyper-SUV, which began production in 2022. The Geely-owned sports car manufacturer has vowed to…

Almost a year after compatibility was listed as pending; Lotus has confirmed Apple Car Key capabilities are on the way to new all-electric Emeya owners. Lotus now joins a select group of vehicles that allow drivers to perform several access functions from the Wallet of their iPhone or Apple Watch. Car Key is an Apple feature that first debuted on select BMW models in 2021 that lets you use your iPhone and Apple Watch as a convenient digital alternative to key fobs or physical keys. By selecting a…

After some dreary news coming from EV players Polestar and Renault’s Ampere, Lotus is feeling confident and ready to roll with listing its shares on Nasdaq by the end of March. The EV arm of the company is valued at $5.4 billion. Automotive News Europe reports that the Geely-owned company is merging with “blank check” company L. Catteron Asia Acquisition in the first quarter, according to company head Mike Johnstone. While its EV arm Lotus Tech was scheduled to be listed at the end of last year,…

The latest release from the US animation studio Illumination (best known for all things Minions-related), Migration is a perky, inoffensive family crowdpleaser and the studio’s first original (nonfranchise, non-IP) title since Sing in 2016. But although it is technically a new story, this tale of a family of mallards who leave the safety of their small pond to see the world recycles some fairly well-worn themes and plot devices. Most notable are the similarities between this film and the recent Chicken Run sequel Dawn of…