Lamborghini plans to electrify its lineup and now we know how fast that process will be going and what the company won’t be focusing on. In a presentation, Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, detailed that the super luxury automaker will “focus continually on identifying technologies and solutions that guarantee top performance and driving dynamics” rather than fuel economy. Those words are magic to enthusiasts ears.
“Lamborghini’s electrification plan is a newly-plotted course, necessary in the context of a radically-changing world, where we want to make our contribution by continuing to reduce environmental impact through concrete projects,” said Winkelmann. “Our response is a plan with a 360 degree approach, encompassing our products and our Sant’Agata Bolognese location, taking us towards a more sustainable future while always remaining faithful to our DNA.”
The three-phase approach to electrification starts this year. From 2021 to 2022, Lamborghini will focus on “presenting models paying tribute to the company’s recent period of continuous success”. Expect two new cars in the V12 model line-up to be announced this year.
By the end of 2024, the hybrid transition for the automaker will be well underway. In 2023 Lamborghini will launch its first hybrid series production car and by the end of 2024, the entire range will be electrified. The company’s internal target for this phase is to reduce product carbon dioxide emissions by 50 percent by the beginning of 2025.
In this second phase, Lamborghini is committed to keeping the drive experience in focus as well as the application of carbon fiber materials, which the company sees as crucial in developing their new product lineup.
Lamborghini is committing to bringing the company’s first fully-electric car to the market in the second half of the 2020s with a number of electric vehicles on the horizon. The automaker expects to introduce a fourth model.
The automaker has initiated an investment of 1.5 billion euros to create the pathway to electrification. The money will be spent over four years time.
