Almost three years after its July, 2021 debut, Lotus can lastly start Emira deliveries within the US. As first spotted by a user on the Lotus Talk forum, and confirmed to Motor1 by a Lotus consultant, the Emira simply obtained certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). This means sellers can lastly ship automobiles to prospects.

As we previously reported, solely 14 US states comply with CARB guidelines, however Lotus did not wish to start gross sales within the 36 non-CARB states beforehand. This was ostensibly to stop prospects there from flipping automobiles to patrons in CARB states, the place the Emira could not be registered. Lotus submitted a brand new Emira V6 powertrain calibration for CARB approval again in January and it was permitted on February twenty ninth.