Ferrari took advantage of a meeting with its investors on June 16 to announce his strategy in electric vehicles. The manufacturer will unveil its very first fully electric vehicle by 2025. However, it does not intend to abandon combustion engines and has set itself a carbon neutrality target for 2030, in line with the expectations of the European Union.
Ferrari has four hybrid car models
Ferrari aims to offer 60% electric vehicles by 2026, this includes fully electric cars and hybrid models. The share of thermal cars in its offer will therefore remain significant. To successfully develop its new cars, the Italian manufacturer will borrow the hybrid engine used in Formula 1. Its electric motor will be “ designed, manufactured and assembled in Maranello [ndlr : le site historique des usines Ferrari en Italie] to guarantee a unique driving experience, derived from the technologies used for racing “, specifies the company in its press release.
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Ferrari’s first hybrid car, the SF90 Stradale, was unveiled in 2019. Ferrari now has four different models of hybrid cars including the Stradale. There is the 296 GTB, available since 2021 and equipped with a V6 engine. The other two models are the 812 Superfast with a V12 engine, and the latest, the Roma. In fact, more than half of Ferrari vehicles are already hybrids.
The first electric car is not for now
Announced last year, Ferrari’s first all-electric car will arrive in 2025. Chief executive Benedetto Vigna explains that this car will be “ rooted in our motor racing heritage and will take advantage of numerous technologies while maintaining brand authenticity and consistency “. It will use a battery designed in a dedicated Ferrari factory in Maranello.
The manufacturer wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 by taking several measures. The first step is the use of photovoltaic panels and fuel cells for car electrical systems. The transition to electric alternatives will reduce CO2 emissions by 50% during the use phase of the cars. Ferrari also wants to reduce by 30% the emissions related to the materials used for the manufacture of the batteries.
Despite its progress in the hybrid car sector, the company still focuses on combustion engines. She says she wants to develop solutions to improve the energy efficiency of engines and to find alternative fuels.
The European Parliament validated a regulation on June 8 to ban the sale of thermal vehicles by 2035, but Ferrari will probably not be affected by the measure. Indeed, the aptly named “Ferrari amendment” was retained in the bill. It exempts luxury vehicles, produced at less than 1,000 units per year, from having to meet emissions targets. Ferrari, which sold 11,115 cars, all models combined, in 2021, could therefore continue to sell its thermal cars if the text of the law is adopted as it is in the fall of 2022.