The Nio EP9 and Rimac Concept_One seem to show otherwise.
Lamborghini is one of the brands that believes battery technology isn’t at a sufficient level to permit an electric supercar. The Italian company, like its fellow members of the Volkswagen Group Porsche or Audi is still waiting for the next breakthrough to explore such a vehicle.
“Our goal is to deliver a super-sport car and these specifications don’t exist with a package of energy and/or power,” Lamborghini Chief Tech Officer MaurizioReggiani stated Automotive News Europe.
Reggiani states that an electric Lamborghini supercar must reach a top speed of more than 186 mph (300 km/h) and that the batteries should be capable of running three laps around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. These requirements are fascinating because of the current technology that would allow such a vehicle. The Rimac Concept_One is powered by 1,224 horsepower (900kilowatts) at a speed of 221 mph (355 km/h). Although the battery’s 90-kilowatt hour range is claimed to be 217 miles (350 km), it’s not known how long the pack would last when running at full speed around ‘Ring.
The Nio EP9 also set a Nordschleife Record of 6:45.90 last ye, further proving that performance EVs really are the best.
Lamborghini plans to gradually move towards electrification. The plug-in hybrid Urus, which reportedly shares its engine with the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, will arrive first in 2019. Reggiani previously confirmed that the next-generation replacements for the Aventador, Huracan powerplants would be naturally aspirated with hybrid assistance.
Lambo will be more serious about creating a fully-electric supercar in 2019, thanks to a three year partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Reggiani explained that the company “can begin to think about this type of car,” Automotive News Europe.