Lamborghini CEO: Electric supercars will suffer ‘stagnation’ if launched at the present time
According to CEO Stephan Winkelmann, the all-electric supercar `is not a popular product at the moment`.
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According to Carscoops, the slowdown in electric vehicles is not only affecting mainstream automakers but also high-end supercar companies.
Although Lamborghini is seeing strong demand for its plug-in hybrid Revuelto, Winkelmann said fully electric supercars are “not a big seller yet.”
Although countless all-electric supercar designs have been conceived over the years, only the Rimac Nevera has achieved some success.
With the Tesla Roadster constantly delayed and Ferrari’s first electric car expected to launch in 2025, the only current competitor in the pure electric supercar segment is the Yangwang U9 from the Chinese automaker
Winkelmann doesn’t think performance is an issue for electric vehicles, but he shares the view that some of the emotional aspects of internal combustion supercars are `impossible to replicate.`
In the more distant future, Lamborghini will `open the door` to synthetic e-fuels, currently being developed by Porsche, a partner in the VW group.
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann
The European Union wants to ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2035, although the plan could be tweaked to make e-fuels an exception.
Currently, Lamborghini offers a line of plug-in hybrid cars including the Urus and Revuelto, with the Temerario coming soon.