By the mid-2020s, traditionalists like Ferrari, Aston Martin and Lamborghini will also see fully electric supercars on the streets
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Published 10/17/21, 1:11 AM
Resistance is futile. “This is what The Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation may have said about the introduction of electric powertrains in cars. Internal combustion engines (internal combustion engines) simply cannot match the performance of electric motors and thus electric vehicles (EVs).
However, manufacturers like Ferrari and Lamborghini had said that they would continue with their 12, 10 and 8 cylinder gasoline engines (which could take a while) and not drive electric (a position they are changing very quickly). The resistance is understandable. After all, their engines are at the core of their car ownership experience, and people buy these cars for their entire sound, speed, and handling package aside from the eye-catching looks.
And this is where the electrics took up the fight. Even electric SUVs like the Tesla Model X Plaid variant with 1,020 hp are said to have a 0-60 mph of 2.5 seconds, which is comparable to that of topline super sports cars. And it’s supposed to be just a monotonous point-A-to-B SUV, albeit a performance-oriented one that’s still available for less than half the price of, say, the cheapest Ferrari.
Closer to their home territory, IC supercars get the stick from new and / or much smaller companies that make electric supercars. For about as much money as Ferraris, Aston Martins, and Lamborghini, these cars are below the two-second mark from companies like Rimac, Tesla, and Pinninfarina to those as little known as Aspark Owl and Xing Mobility Miss R with leeway. Even for the big ones, it will be hard to beat with the existing IC technology. And if you can’t beat them, your best bet is to join them.
This year Ferrari announced the 296 GTB, which is a hybrid and supposedly a transitional model to an EV. Aston Martin’s Valhalla hybrid also goes in the same direction and will also be its first mid-engined supercar. Lamborghini’s Terzo Millennio has been in the works since 2016, and the brand’s EV will hit the streets along with the other two around 2025.
The last bastion of the internal combustion engine seems to be falling.
