If the brand does not yet have any electric model, Ferrari is not opposed to the ban of thermal in the future.
It has been quite a while since a real CO2 hunt has been launched, especially in Europe. But this has really accelerated a few months earlier, while the major authorities are now doing everything to dissuade customers and manufacturers from buying and producing thermal vehicles. Besides the new CAFE regulations, which sanctions brands whose ranges emit too much CO2, internal combustion vehicles are also threatened by various traffic restrictions, as well as an increasingly severe penalty in France. Suffice to say that the situation is far from idyllic, and that brands have every interest in focusing on electrification. This trend should also accelerate, while the European Union wants to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2035, and the euro 7 standard will always be more severe.
If this situation logically worries the automotive industry, there is however a brand that does not seem too concerned. And surprisingly enough, it is not an electric manufacturer, or even a generalist, but Ferrari. The Italian firm would even be enthusiastic about this decision, affirming to whoever wants to hear it that “the regulation is welcome”. Rather confusing, when we know that the Italian brand does not currently offer any electric model in its range, and that its image is rather associated with large engines and V12 atmospheric. According to the boss of the brand, John Elkann, the ban on thermal vehicles is an “opportunity offered by electrification, electronics and other available technologies that will allow us to manufacture products even more distinct and unique.” A statement that should not be questioned by the future leader, Benedetto Vigna, who will arrive in September who is in turn from tech.
Discreet electrification
If the Maranello firm is not really an example in terms of electrification, it has nevertheless started working there for a few years now. First with its LaFerrari, launched in 2013, then more recently with the SF90 Stradale, 1,000 horsepower from the combination of a 4.0-liter V8 and an electric motor. A few months ago, the range was also enriched with a new hybrid sports car, the 296 GTB, taking on board an electrified V6 and claiming a power exceeding 800 horsepower. Later, the catalog will be enriched with the SUV Thoroughbred, which should also be equipped with a hybrid engine, but for the time being, no trace of a 100% electric model. There is no doubt, however, that the brand is already working on it in secret …
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