Lamborghini will electrify its lineup in phases over the next few years, with the hybridized Aventador successor arriving in 2023, a Urus PHEV arriving in 2024, a Huracán hybrid arriving in 2025, and a pure EV in a new sector arriving in 2028. Lamborghini has stated that from 2024, it would solely make hybrid electric supercars, making it the latest sports car manufacturer to abandon polluting internal combustion engines. On Tuesday, the Italian supercar manufacturer announced a €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion) investment in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.
Company CEO Stephan Winkelmann
What does he said?
He said “ they're ready for hybridization because, as we've always said, we don't have to be the first, but we do have to be the greatest once we get going, which we feel will happen."He confessed that recreating the sense of a V12 engine in an electric vehicle may be difficult. “In this new era, the battery-electric era, we must define what it means to be sporty." he remarked. "Range is the most important factor. This is something we still need to improve on." "Lamborghini has long been associated with preeminent technological skill in the development of high-performance engines, and this commitment will remain an absolute focus of our innovation trajectory," Winkelmann added.
More discussion on timeline:
The newly confirmed timeline implies that 2022 will be the final year of Lamborghini's pure-combustion lineup, bringing in electrification to its series-production vehicles exactly 60 years after the company's initial model, the 350GT, was revealed at the Turin motor show in 1963. "We will solely supply hybrid vehicles by 2025, according to Winkelmann.”Our goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by at least half."
Lamborghini will follow sibling brands Porsche and Bentley in endowing its current line-up with an electrical power boost and EV-only running capabilities in the six years before it launches a pure-electric car, but Winkelmann was quick to point out that it will not necessarily follow those two firms in offering a V6 power plant. He further told in his interview to autocar that huge engines like the V10 in the Huracán and the V12 in the Aventador are "part of our tradition." "For example, the V12 on the Aventador's successor will be a whole new V12 engine, and as long as they obey the rules, I believe it's something that should be delivered."
The Urus and Huracán hybrids
The Aventador's replacement, which will be on sale next year after an unveiling in late 2022, will utilize a plug-in hybrid drivetrain rather than the San's and closely similar Countach LPI 800-4's energy-storing supercapacitor device. This should result in a more noticeable increase in power and allow EVs to operate at faster speeds for longer periods of time. The Urus and Huracán hybrids, which will be released later, will employ a similar setup, but it is unclear if the V8 and V10 engines will be retained.
