Every Aston Martin will have a plug by the end of the decade.
The deal will see Aston Martin tap Lucid for the supply of current and next-generation motor and battery technology to be used in Aston Martin's own EV platforms. Aston Martin will also look to Zhejiang Geely, a shareholder, for more basic components, like seats and HVAC systems, Roberto Fedeli, Aston Martin's chief technology officer, said at the presentation.
The four EVs Aston Martin is planning will be new models and not redesigned versions of existing cars, Stroll said. They will all be based on a common platform that Aston Martin has said will be flexible enough to spawn hypercars, sports cars, grand tourers, and SUVs. The first EV is thought to be an SUV, and not a sports car as previously thought. Some EVs will feature up to four electric motors.
Eventually, most Aston Martins are likely to be EVs. The automaker said it is still spending at present around 75% of its development budget on vehicles with an internal-combustion engine, but that this will change to 75% of the budget going toward EVs by as early as 2027.
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