Lamborghini’s First All-Electric Car Could Make 2,000 HP

An all-electric Lamborghini Urus is expected by the end of this decade, or at least it was back in 2023, before EV demand weakened and Lamborghini started saying that an all-electric supercar wasn’t close. Still, if and when Lamborghini’s first all-electric car gets here, expect it to be fast, with up to 2,000 horsepower, a VW executive said this week.

That car could be the Lamborghini Lanzador, the high-riding all-electric grand touring concept Lamborghini unveiled a year-and-a-half ago. Or it could be merely based on that concept, and perhaps something that is less of an SUV and more of a hypercar. We now know, regardless of the shape it takes, it will be extremely powerful.

Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume said the car will “use a platform that development of is being led by Porsche for Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche, that will allow for up to 2000 hp [1973bhp] and 980 volts. It’s a very specific set-up for Lamborghini,” according to Autocar.

Another way of saying that is that the first all-electric Lamborghini will make “at least one megawatt,” or around 1,340 horsepower, as Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has previously said of the Lanzador “ultra GT.”

The voltage, meanwhile, is a reference to technology that could enable much faster charging, and is more than double the voltage that most EVs today offer. The higher voltage could also help deliver more power, according to Autocar, and possibly be more efficient, which could enhance range.

Lamborghini clearly intends to make a splash in contrast to how supercar makers have gone about incorporating hybrid technology into its products, which is often announced with less fanfare even given its use in Formula 1 racing. That is also perhaps because hybrid technology still carries the hint of compromise, though, in modern supercars, it is an objective improvement. There would be no hiding the technology in an all-electric car, however, which is why Lamborghini is aiming high.

“I promise that it will be a typical Lamborghini,” Blume said, “something very emotional.”