Lamborghini Wants To Keep Petrol Engines After 2030 By Presenting Hybridization

JAKARTA – Volkswagen, as the holder of the Lamborghini supercar brand is looking for ways to keep combustion engine vehicles alive beyond the end of the decade. The unit's chief executive, Stephan Winkelmann, told the media in Germany that they still want to preserve gasoline engines beyond 2030.

"After hybridization, we will wait to see if it is possible to offer vehicles with internal combustion engines after 2030," Winkelmann, told Welt am Sonntag, also quoted by Reuters.

"One possibility is to keep combustion engine vehicles alive through synthetic fuels."

Winkelmann last month said Lamborghini plans to launch its first fully electric model by the end of the decade. But he underlined a more cautious approach after his comments last year that the release was planned for the second half of the decade.

Lamborghini, which has major rivals such as Ferrari, Aston Martin Lagonda and McLaren, is wrestling with their way to convert engine range to battery power without losing the high performance that supports their price premium.