Lamborghini EV locked in for 2028
First full-electric supercar from Lamborghini set to be fast 2+2, but won’t sound death knell for ICELamborghini has finally confirmed it will introduce its first battery-electric supercar in 2028, but it won’t be an Aventador or Huracan replacement, according to CEO Stephan Winkelmann.
Instead, Winkelmann told Auto Express that the full-electric model will be an all-new fourth addition to the brand’s line-up and something that will be “daily useable”, suggesting a 2+2 coupe that could see the return of the ‘Espada’ nameplate.
In a similar vein to how the Lamborghini Urus SUV was developed, Winkelmann said Volkswagen Group will once again help create Lamborghini’s first battery-powered model.
It’s thought the EV will be based on the VW Group’s SSP (Scalable Systems Platform) that is being developed to replace both the MEB and PPE EV platforms as well as the J1 architecture that underpins the Porsche Taycan.
As well as the new platform, the new Lamborghini EV is set to cherry pick the very best all-electric tech from the Volkswagen Group, which might even include solid-state batteries that will be both faster to charge and quick to deploy its charge for max power.
Lamborghini’s chief technical officer Rouven Mohr said keeping weight low will also be a main priority.
As well as using plentiful kilo-cutting carbon-fibre, Mohr said the car-maker is considering using the battery pack as a structural component.
And the innovation will continue when it comes to the still-to-be-named EV’s drive.
“We have some cool ideas to compensate this [its weight] … for instance regarding the driving dynamics, the control, the driftability, the driving behaviour in general,” he said.
Lamborghini has already announced it will spend €1.8 billion ($A2.8b) for electrification over the next four years.
First to arrive will be the V12 hybrid Aventador due to land towards the end of the first quarter of 2023, followed by a plug-in hybrid Huracan in 2024 that will arrive around the same time as the plug-in hybrid Urus SUV.
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