US EditionLamborghini CEO Says ‘Disappointing’ EV Charging Infrastructure Contributed to No Demand for the Luxury Automaker’s All-Electric Line
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Lamborghini CEO says ‘disappointing’ EV charging infrastructure contributed to no demand for the luxury automaker’s all-electric line
When it comes to supercars, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann admitted his customers prefer a gas-guzzling auto to a fully electric vehicle, blaming a dearth of reliable charging stations in part for the lack of interest. The luxury automaker announced in February it had shelved plans for its all-electric Lanzador, a 1,341-horsepower “Ultra GT” first announced in 2023. The car, originally slated for a 2029 release, had an estimated price tag of…
He scored options, commissioned market studies and, with the decision made, Stephan Winkelmann (Berlin, 61) chose early in the year to communicate the change of course. He gave the news in an interview with the British newspaper The Times: Lamborghini, the luxury car company he presides over, will not make zero emission models, only plug-in hybrids.
The planned power lambo does not come and a purely electric urus is also off the table. Instead, the brand continues to rely on hybrid technology and emotion.
After suggesting that the development of an electric vehicle was an unnecessary financial abyss for such a small manufacturer, the management of the Italian brand is obliged to do a little after-sales service to extinguish the media fire. The message was obviously badly passed. The company does not turn its back on this motorization, it simply pushes the deadline well beyond 2030 so as not to break its teeth on a currently icy market. Putting th…
Lamborghini EV still in the works for debut after 2030, after production version of Lanzador in PHEV form
Lamborghini is continuing to work on a battery-electric model for debut after 2030, and this will see the Italian marque’s upcoming fourth model, the Lanzador be equipped with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, reported Autocar. Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told the publication that his widely-quoted line that investment into EVs was “an expensive hobby” was taken out of context, and explained that the supercar brand has not completely aband…
Lamborghini's boss corrected his remarks which were misinterpreted. Even if it will be expensive to develop, there will be an electric car for the bull brand. It was a relief for some, a disappointment for others. In an interview given at the Sunday Times at the end of February 2026, the boss
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