Lamborghini is on track to have their first electric vehicle (EV) up and running in a few short years. According to Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume, the Italian brand’s first EV that is based on the Lanzador concept will have upwards of 2,000 hp on tap. No, really. We’re not kidding.
Reported by Autocar at the Volkswagen Group’s annual media conference, Blume said that the House of the Raging Bull’s first EV will benefit from the “approach that the Volkswagen Group has with a joint electric kit that will benefit from all synergies across brands”.
Furthermore, Blume also adds that Lamborghini’s first EV will be using a 980V electrical architecture, with Porsche leading the development. This technology will eventually trickle down to Audi, Bentley, and of course, Porsche.
This results in a platform that will allow for up to 2,000 hp, in which Blume says that it is a very specific setup for use in Lamborghini’s first EV. For context, most EVs are built on a 400V or 800V electrical architecture, the latter primarily on higher-end EVs – including the next-generation 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA with up to 792 km of EV range.
Blume also confirms that the first Lamborghini EV will still be assembled at the brand’s headquarters in Sant’Agata, Italy. However, details of where the battery packs will be manufactured is still unknown for the time being.
“I promise that it will be a typical Lamborghini, something very emotional.” reassures Blume.
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Interestingly, Lamborghini seems to be the only luxury car brand under Volkswagen’s umbrella that is committed to releasing its first EV right on schedule – by the end of the decade. Bentley has pushed back the dates of its first EV, whilst Porsche is now changing its mind too, revealing plans to preserve its internal combustion engines legacy up until the 2030s.
Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann says that the brand’s first EV will not be a replacement for any outgoing model, stating instead that the brand’s first EV will be a whole new independent car.
“We have enough time to decide if we need to accelerate or delay the introduction of the electric cars,” Winkelmann said. “So far, we are not thinking about delaying anything: we said we want to have our first electric car by the end of this decade, and this is something which we will continue to foster, because we said it has to be an additional car – a fourth model.”
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