Lamborghini says EV tech ‘not mature enough,’ pushes first EV past 2030
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- Lamborghini confirmed the Lanzador will launch as a plug-in hybrid using the Urus' 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 PHEV setup, not as the all-electric 2+2 grand tourer originally unveiled at Monterey Car Week 2023.
- Lamborghini's first fully electric car 'likely won't arrive until after 2030,' according to product director Stefano Cossalter, who told What Car? that customers showed 'little to no acceptance' and the brand believes EV technology 'is not mature enough.'
- The Lanzador PHEV likely won't reach market until the end of the decade — the third time Lamborghini has walked back the model, after CEO Stephan Winkelmann called full-EV development 'an expensive hobby' in February when the electric version was officially canceled.
- Cossalter went further than previous Lamborghini executives on the rationale, arguing that EVs deliver 'a lot of precision, a lot of power, a lot of torque' but 'you are completely missing the emotion.'
- Lamborghini confirmed there are no plans for an electric Urus and that the Urus will remain its only SUV, though Cossalter said development of cell chemistry and software continues in the background.
- Rivals are heading the opposite direction: Porsche now sells a fully electric Cayenne, Ferrari and Bentley are preparing their first EVs, China's Yangwang U9 (about 1,300 hp) is expanding into Europe with the Denza supercar, and Rimac's Nevera holds multiple production-car acceleration records.
Why it matters: Lamborghini's first EV won't arrive until after 2030, by which point Porsche's electric Cayenne, Ferrari's first EV, Bentley's first EV, the Yangwang U9, and the Rimac Nevera will have years of real-world performance data behind them. Cossalter's 'no emotion' framing is the clearest signal yet that Lamborghini is choosing V8-hybrid margins over electrification.
