Ferrari already has made cars with hybrid powertrains, but during his annual general meeting This week, interim CEO John Elkann told investors in prepared remarks (PDF) that the automaker will unveil ‘the first fully electric Ferrari’ in 2025. Hopefully this plan will hold true even after the company confirms a new CEO – in the past decade executives have said Ferrari will never build an EV, will be the first with an electric supercar, or an electric Ferrari will not arrive until after 2025.
Elkann:
We continue to execute our electrification strategy in a very disciplined manner. And our interpretation and application of these technologies in both motorsport and road cars is a huge opportunity to bring Ferrari’s uniqueness and passion to new generations.
As you can imagine, we started by setting the bar high. By leveraging our racing know-how, we have created the wonderful technical achievement and driving experience that is the SF90 Stradale and SF90 Spider, our hybrid cars. They are part of the purest Ferrari tradition both in its style and in its performance.
We are also very excited about our first fully electric Ferrari which we plan to unveil in 2025 and you can be sure it will be all you dream of, the engineers and designers at Maranello can imagine for such a landmark in our history. . So we see this exciting decade of accelerating change as opening up even more ways to push the boundaries of excellence and passion to new levels in everything we do.
In a sustainable development report published at the same time (PDF), Ferrari explained how it will consider “hybrid and electric powertrains” as well as new body styles, including its upcoming Purosangue SUV. The SF90 Stradale is mentioned as its first application of a rear-mid engine architecture that can accommodate the weight and positioning of an electric motor and battery, but it is also working on designs for motor cars. central front which have “a high range between comfort and sportiness.
Ferrari has also touched on autonomous driving technology, and although the company has no plans to build self-driving cars, it “will adopt certain characteristics of autonomous driving technology in response to regulatory developments and customer preferences,” especially in the GT segment “.
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