The Lamborghini Lanzador was set to be the marque’s first EV, with a launch sometime this decade and perhaps 2,000 horsepower, enough to make a statement. The problem is that now it isn’t happening at all, according to a new interview in The Times, and neither is an all-electric Urus. The interview was given by Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini‘s CEO, who said interest was “close to zero” among customers for supercars without V-8s and V-12s. EVs are an “expensive hobby” for automakers, the exec explained, because they require enormous investment with little prospect for returns. “Investing heavily in full-EV development when the market and customer base are not ready would be an expensive hobby, and financially irresponsible towards shareholders, customers, our employees, and their families,” Winkelmann said. The CEO also repeated a refrain that automakers have embraced in recent years, which is that plug-in hybrids are the present, if not the future: “Plug-in hybrids offer the best of..
