Lamborghini SpA is holding off on making its speedy sports cars fully electric for now as skepticism in regards to the technology grows.
While performance shouldn’t be a problem with an electrical automotive, there are some emotional points – like this sound of the Huracan’s V10 engine – couldn’t be reproduced, said Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann. The brand, which belongs to Volkswagen AG, also stays open to the usage of e-fuels with more favorable regulation.
All-electric sports supercars “aren’t selling so far,” Winkelmann said in an interview. “It is still too early and we have to wait and see if and when that will happen.”
It’s a tense time within the high-end automotive industry, which is considering how one can take care of regulatory pressure to scale back emissions as demand for electric vehicles weakens and governments roll back subsidies for the technology. Mercedes-Benz Group AG has stopped developing separate underpinnings for electric luxury sedans to lower your expenses and plans to sell gasoline-powered cars for longer than expected.
Lamborghini rival Ferrari NV has moved further along in its push for electrification, planning to open a factory to make hybrid and electric supercars in Maranello, Italy, next month. The first fully electric model is scheduled to look next yr.
BYD Co. topped each after unveiling a 1.68 million yuan ($232,452) electric sports automotive in February. The Yangwang U9 will initially only be sold in China, where Lamborghini’s presence is “limited,” said Winkelmann.
Lamborghini has successfully sold plug-in hybrids, including the Revuelto sports automotivebut its first all-electric model – the two-door Lanzador crossover – is yet to hit the market 2028.
Still, the automaker is overhauling its supply chain and production to provide Lamborghinis with 40% fewer carbon dioxide emissions than currently by 2030, Winkelmann said. When it involves synthetic fuels, the brand advantages from work at Porsche, one other luxury automotive manufacturer within the Volkswagen portfolio.
E-fuels could come into greater focus in two years when the European Union reviews its plan to effectively ban the sale of recent internal combustion engine cars by 2035.
“There could be an opportunity if things change,” Winkelmann said.
