Lamborghini’s announcement in November of 2022 that its first all-electric manufacturing automobile was due in 2028 wasn’t precisely a shock. Automakers throughout the globe are investing within the EV market and never even a hairy-chested, gas-swilling legend like Lamborghini is resistant to the development. 

However the shock that got here with that announcement was that the brand new electrical bull would signify a fourth mannequin line, fairly than a variant of the Huracan, Aventador alternative, or Urus. Talking to Motor1.com in the course of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Lamborghini’s chief technical officer, Rouven Mohr, mentioned that including a fourth product line merely got here right down to the present state of EV expertise, which isn’t fairly there for an ultra-high-performance automobile.

“On the tremendous sports activities automotive, we consider that in the meanwhile it isn’t the appropriate time, and likewise most likely the subsequent 5, six years, it will be not the appropriate time as a result of the tremendous sports activities vehicles, we wish to keep away from this extra weight,” Mohr mentioned. “We wish to keep away from the efficiency relying strongly on the state of the cost of the battery and on the temperature.”

As a substitute, it’ll be extra sensible vehicles that lead the electrical cost at Lamborghini, which explains why the 2028 EV is a higher-riding, two-plus-two product. 

“Consumer-oriented vehicles are a distinct story [than supercars],” Mohr mentioned. “We predict there’s already at this time a market [for] our interpretation of the electrical automotive. However it must be our impact, as a result of the shoppers for a Lamborghini anticipate one thing excellent and never one thing that they will discover from different producers.”

As for the standard supercars just like the Huracan and the upcoming alternative for the Aventador, hybrid powertrains are the order of the day, Mohr confirmed.

“We nonetheless consider that within the tremendous sports activities section or the sports activities automotive section, the combustion engine and hybridization continues to be your best option.”