This was all broadly to be expected. What isn’t known is exactly what sort of car it will be, or what it will be called. Today’s reveal is focused on the Elettrica platform. The interior, which includes the work of a certain Sir Jony Ive, will be shown early next year, and the full car, also penned with input from Ive’s LoveFrom design house, will land in the second quarter of 2026.
For now, chief executive Benedetto Vigna says the staggered reveal is because the first electric Ferrari is “a bigger deal” than its current flagship, the F80 hybrid hypercar.
You can’t blame Ferrari for taking its time. By sticking to big V12 engines and clever hybrids that maximize performance over outright efficiency, the company has become accustomed to operating in a different league to other carmakers. Investors seem unfazed by the lack of an ultra-powerful EV to rival Porsche, Rimac or Lotus—and so Ferrari’s share price is up 900 percent since going public a decade ago.
Its customers are equally happy, frequently shelling out six-figure sums on optional upgrades alone, while understanding that limited-run specials like the F80 are sold by invitation-only, regardless of bank balance.
Rival Delays
Although looming regulation change means Ferrari cannot stick to the same winning formula forever, its first attempt at an EV arrives precisely as once-bullish rivals are reconsidering their position.
Lamborghini has delayed its first EV from 2027 to 2029. Bentley has pushed back its goal of exclusively selling fully electric cars from 2030 to 2035. And only recently Porsche killed plans for an electric flagship SUV, and said how some top-end models would continue to favor engines over batteries. Ferrari’s Modena neighbor Maserati also recently cancelled plans for an electric version of its MC20 supercar, citing a lack of customer interest.