While Elon's been talking about the next-gen Roadster since 2017, Caterham actually built an electric lightweight—and they're bringing it stateside with NACS. The Seven EV keeps what matters: sub-1,500 lbs, 0-60 in the mid-threes, no steering wheel nannies.

Caterham is shipping its first electric sports car to the U.S., a stripped-down two-seater built on a new platform they're banking on refining for the next thirty years. The Project V ditches the Seven formula entirely—no tubular frame, no donor parts—and aims at purists who want lightweight handling without apologizing for going electric. It's either visionary or a Hail Mary from a kit car builder that finally got tired of living in Lotus's shadow.