Aston Martin unveils electric concept Rapide; possible commercialization in 2 years
21 October 2015
Aston Martin unveiled a fully electric concept of its Rapide S four-door sports sedan outside Lancaster House in London—the venue for a meeting between Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping. Developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering, the electric concept was on display in support of a creative summit organized by the British government.
During the Lancaster House event, Aston Martin and Chinese investment group, ChinaEquity, announced an agreement to explore the development of a production version of the RapidE concept. If successful, the new luxury sports car would be constructed at Aston Martin’s global HQ in Gaydon, Warwickshire, and could be brought to market in around two years.
We see luxury electric vehicles as an intrinsic part of our future product portfolio and welcome ChinaEquity into the next phase of study for the project development. The exciting RapidE concept tangibly demonstrates the capability and ambition of Aston Martin towards developing low- and zero-emission sports cars.
—Aston Martin CEO, Dr. Andy Palmer
But Infiniti assures us there is no need for a luxury EV anytime soon! We need to tell Tesla and Porsche and now Aston Martin so they don't hurt themselves
:)
Posted by: DaveD | 21 October 2015 at 01:31 PM