Electrification comes for us all, and that includes supercar brands like Lamborghini as well. While they aren’t quite going full-EV-everything just yet – despite showing off its first electric concept last year – the company has now committed to offer a hybrid variant for each car in its model line-up moving forward, in an effort to reduce its fleet’s carbon emissions by 50% (compared to 2021) by 2025, and up to 80% by 2030.
The plan, as outlined in its Direzione Cor Tauri framework the company unveiled back in 2021, has already kicked off with the launch of the Revuelto last year. For 2024, it’ll be the turn of the Lamborghini Urus, which will gain a hybrid powertrain when it debuts sometime later this year.
Based on the company’s wording in its statement, the hybrid Urus will likely be a more ‘street-friendly’ powertrain set-up, rather than the performance-oriented HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle) three-motor configuration as seen on the Revuelto. For that, you’ll have to wait a little longer for the Huracan successor – which will also debut later in 2024 as the marque’s “second HPEV in the range”.
Lamborghini will launch its first fully electric model, a 2+2 “ultra GT” EV as previewed by the Lanzador concept, some time in 2028, followed by its “first full electric Super SUV” a year later.
While most supercar makers are still hesitant on electrification, Lamborghini says that the use of electric motors is “not a limitation but rather an opportunity, launching the super sports car into a new era.”
In a statement, Lamborghini Chief Technical Officer, Rouven Mohr said, “The electric motor opens up new horizons in terms of dynamics and driving experience. It is the dawn of a new era for super sports cars, in which we are redefining the concept of sportiness, enjoyment and driving dynamics in sustainable terms. Our DNA will always be based on the concept of emotional performance.”
Saying it is one thing, but actually doing it could prove a little challenging – which is perhaps why it’s still not rushing into EVs just yet. The weight issue is obvious, but there’s also the headache around charging infrastructure in various parts of the world – the latter not a problem that Lamborghini can solve themselves.
It’ll be an exciting – and perhaps a little unpredictable – decade for the Italian supercar maker, but at least, they probably won’t have to do much to convince their customer base, since the hybrid Lamborghini Revuelto has already been sold out for the next few years…
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