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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION - Merger and recapitalization (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 05, 2025
shares
Feb. 22, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 21, 2024
shares
Aug. 31, 2025
shares
Jun. 30, 2026
shares
Dec. 31, 2024
shares
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Shares repurchased 32,500,000     17,500,000    
Lotus Technology Inc            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of ordinary shares to PIPE investors   35,849,458        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   474,621,603        
Recapitalization factor   0.2215        
Initial conversion ratio   1        
Number of shares recapitalized into ordinary shares   68,228,526        
Number of ordinary shares to PIPE investors   94,277,279        
Consideration for shares issued to PIPE investors | $   $ 858,495        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Meritz Securities Co., Ltd            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   50,000,000        
Value of shares issued | $   $ 500,000        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Lotus Technology International Investment Limited            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of ordinary shares to PIPE investors   12,750,000        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Etika            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of ordinary shares to PIPE investors   12,250,000        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | LCAA            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   8,427,821        
Percentage of shares held by Sponsor remain unvested     20      
Number of unvested shares.     1,417,544   1,417,544  
Exercise price of warrants | $ / shares   $ 11.5        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Public shareholders            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   1,265,103        
Number of warrants issued   9,550,246        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | LCA Acquisition Sponsor LP            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   7,087,718        
Warrants exercised           495,724
Number of warrants issued   5,486,784        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Directors and officers            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares issued   75,000        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | WFOE Exchangeable Notes            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Number of shares agreed to be issued following the settlement of debt   36,597,038        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Momenta Note and Pre-IPO Note            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Conversion to ordinary shares (in shares)   3,011,368        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Momenta Note            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Conversion to ordinary shares (in shares)   577,456        
Lotus E V | Lotus Technology Inc | Pre-IPO Note            
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION            
Conversion to ordinary shares (in shares)   2,433,912