- Lamborghini’s EV will share a platform with fellow VW Group manufacturers Audi, Bentley, and Porsche
- The platform is being developed primarily by Porsche
- Lamborghini’s EV might function a unique design than 2023’s Lanzador idea
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume has revealed the primary tentative particulars of Lamborghini’s deliberate electrical automobile, which is presently anticipated to reach in 2029.
Talking throughout VW Group’s annual common assembly on Tuesday, Blume mentioned Lamborghini’s EV will use a platform being developed primarily by fellow VW Group model Porsche, with further VW Group manufacturers Audi and Bentley additionally set to make use of the platform.
He described the platform as a very sporty design, with its electrical system working at 980 volts—increased than any present manufacturing EV. This might allow automobiles on the platform to cost rapidly when utilizing a DC fast-charger with enough present. Different advantages would come with lowered warmth and energy losses, in addition to much less wiring materials, serving to to save lots of weight.
For comparability, Nio’s ET9 flagship includes a 900-volt electrical system. Based on the Chinese language automaker, the ET9 can cost at charges of as much as 600 kw, enabling 100 miles of vary to be added in lower than 5 minutes.
Volkswagen AG CEO Oliver Blume
Blume additionally mentioned the platform will assist energy outputs of as much as 2,000 hp, seemingly based mostly on the metric horsepower ranking VW Group makes use of. That will equate to 1,973 hp based mostly on the usual used within the U.S.
Lamborghini previewed a possible design for its EV with the Lanzador idea, revealed throughout 2023 Monterey Automobile Week. On the time, Lamborghini said that manufacturing would begin in 2028. Nonetheless, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann mentioned final December that the launch has been pushed again to 2029 as a result of slower-than-expected adoption of EVs, notably within the high-performance section.
Whereas the Lanzador is a high-riding coupe with 2+2 seating, Blume said throughout Tuesday’s assembly that the ultimate physique idea for the EV could be introduced at a later date—suggesting the design might have developed because the introduction of the Lanzador. He assured followers that the design could be “typical Lamborghini,” which means extremely emotional and expressive. He additionally confirmed that manufacturing will happen in Lamborghini’s residence of Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy.
Lamborghini is predicted to observe up its first EV with one other one in comparatively fast succession. The second EV is predicted to be an SUV, seemingly serving as a successor to the Urus.
