After years of skepticism, Ferrari is testing an electric supercar

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After years of skepticism, Ferrari is testing an electric supercar
https://qz.com/1259523/electric-cars-ferrari-is-testing-a-hybrid-supercar/
April 23, 2018

Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler, has been famously skeptical, even scathing, about electric cars in the past. But it looks like he had a change of heart, after he told Bloomberg Television that Ferrari has been testing a new gasoline-battery hybrid at its track near Maranello, Italy.

Marchionne had said in October that if electricity to power the batteries comes from polluting sources, then “the analysis that we are going to save the planet with electric cars is nonsense.” He also said at a press conference in January that electric cars were not worth the automakers’ investment. But the announcement shows the iconic sportscar maker is changing lanes....

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We won't see a Ferrari EV until at least 2023
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ferrari-ev-electric-vehicle-hybrid-frankfurt/
APRIL 24, 2018

A fully electrified Ferrari isn't something that will be hitting roadways anytime soon. Automotive News reports, citing chairman Sergio Marchionne's comments at an annual meeting, that an EV joining the Prancing Horse's lineup is not part of its current business plan that runs through 2022.

Previously, Marchionne said there was potential for an EV to be included in the 2018-2022 business plans, but have now been pushed back. This means that the earliest we'll see a full-electric Ferrari is in 2023....

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Ferrari pushes possible EV launch beyond 2022
http://www.autonews.com/article/20180424/COPY01/304249978/ferrari-ev-launch-2022-frankfurt
April 24, 2018

...At Ferrari's annual meeting on April 13, Marchionne said a full-electric car is not relevant for the company at the moment, although Ferrari’s 2017 annual report quotes as a risk factor the possibility that "pure electric cars may become the prevalent technology for performance sports cars thereby displacing hybrid models."

Ferrari needs to add more electrified cars with gasoline-electric powertrains in its range, Marchionne said, adding that there is an internal debate about which series production models will be electrified. Ferrari's first hybrid will debut at the Frankfurt auto show in 2019, Marchionne said in Detroit in January without specifying the model.

Ferrari has so far produced two limited-series hybrid supercars -- the La Ferrari coupe and roadster La Ferrari Aperta roadster....