More manufacturers are beginning to see the need to keep their older models running in an electric future. Lamborghini now joins the list of companies banking on synthetic fuels to save its internal combustion engines.
Stephen Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini, announced the Italian brand would be awaiting further direction from the European Union before it decides on a fully electrified future.
Lamborghini hopes carbon-neutral synthetic fuel will be an alternative option to battery-electric vehicles as Winkelmann doesn’t see the brand as becoming fully electric any time soon.
“It’s a bit difficult, because the European Parliament decided earlier in the year that they will ban gas engines and diesel engines by 2035, and the smaller manufacturers like Lamborghini by 2036, so we don’t need to decide now,” Winkelmann said speaking with TechCrunch.
“We still have the opportunity to go into synthetic fuel with those types of cars, but this means that there must be a change in the legislation which I cannot foresee right now.”
“If this is not going to happen, we will be fully electric by the latest beginning the 2030s,” he added.
Fellow VW Group brand Porsche has also proven its commitment to keeping its customer’s iconic flat-six cars running once everyone has gone electric with the development of multiple synthetic fuel plants across the world.
Many of Lamborghini’s recent vehicles have yet to feature a hybrid system apart from the limited run Sian, let alone any form of electrification.
The brand is set to release an off-road version of its Huracan supercar dubbed the Sterrato later this year while its first EV won’t come until at least 2028.
