It’s not even a year since Ferrari boss Louis Camilleri made it heard that the brand it will never produce only electric cars. A few weeks later, however, he resigned for personal reasons, and the current head of the carmaker, John Elkann, speaks completely differently.
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“We see regulation as welcome,” he told Reuters about the European Commission’s draft plan to effectively ban the sale of cars with internal combustion engines. “The opportunities offered by electrification, electronics and other technologies will allow us to produce even more distinct and unique products,” he continued.
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Ferrari 296 GTB
Photo: Ferrari
It is true that Elkann will vacate the position of Ferrari’s boss as early as September 1, but as a member of the Agnelli family, which runs Ferrari through the investment firm Exor, it is difficult to imagine that he would lose all influence. After all, Vigna also has the most famous car manufacturer in the world lead to the transition to electric driveas we learned of his appointment a few weeks ago.
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According to Elkann, one of Vign’s tasks will be to form new partnerships precisely to help the transition to the electric era. “We believe that we will significantly benefit from partnerships and cooperation programs inside and outside our industry,” said Elkann. How his words about unique products should reconcile is a question.
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Ferrari has so far introduced four hybrid cars – LaFerrari, SF90 in two body versions and most recently 296 GTB. Except for LaFerrari, these are all plug-in hybrids, and the 296 GTB manages to travel 25 kilometers on electricity alone. The brand’s first battery electric car is to be introduced in 2025.
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The draft plan would require carmakers to have zero fleet CO2 emissions per kilometer, similar to the current limit of 95 g / km, for which the carmaker fails to pay fines. The proposed changes also include the abolition of the category of small car manufacturers (between 1,000 and 10,000 cars sold per year), who are now setting their own emission reduction plans and then applying to the EU for approval. The draft plan said that they would have to meet the same limits as, for example, Volkswagen or any other giant carmaker.
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