Ferrari and Lamborghini still say no to electric cars

While most manufacturers in the world have plans to switch to electric cars, two Italian supercar companies are still firmly saying no to this line of cars.

Several automakers have recently announced plans to electrify their entire lineups, offering only hybrid and electric vehicles in the next few years. Lamborghini and Ferrari are also considering making the switch to fit the trend.

However, the two Italian supercar manufacturers confirmed that they have no plans to develop purely electric cars. Managers of both companies said this at the Frankfurt (Germany) exhibition.

Ferrari is only interested in hybrid technology and has no intention of making pure electric cars.

"It takes time, some changes to get an electric car to high performance. Also, a supercar has to balance the excitement of driving that we have today. A car needs sound and other things to be called a supercar. First, we will create hybrids," said Ferrari's chief technology officer Michael Leiters.

Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali expressed the company's interest in hybrid systems, while also pledging to continue building V10 and V12 engines. "I don't see electric as an immediate development in the super sports car segment, but hybrid is definitely the future of Lamborghini in the near future," he said.

Lamborghini even only produces naturally aspirated engines.

Volvo is one of the first automakers to jump into electrification, announcing that all of its models sold from 2019 will have electric motors.

Bentley also announced in the middle of this year that all of its models will be available with hybrid technology in the next few years. Last month, Aston Martin said all of its models will be equipped with hybrid technology by mid-2020.

Just last week, BMW announced that the company will offer 25 electrified models, including 12 pure electric cars, by 2025. Supercar maker McLaren also announced last year that by 2022, half of its fleet will have hybrid powertrains.

According to Zing