Aston Martin expects its first fully electric model to arrive no earlier than 2033, according to CEO Adrian Hallmark, extending the brand's electric vehicle timetable well beyond its earlier plans.
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Rather than arriving by 2031, Aston Martin's first battery-electric vehicle is now penciled in for a 2033-35 window, according to Motor1. The revised timeline puts the company further away from the 2027 goal set by prior management and from the 2030 target Hallmark mentioned after joining from Bentley in September 2024.
Pressed for a launch date, Hallmark said: "I'm not going to give an absolute date, because it's imprecise. It could be 2035, it might be 2033, but it's in that three-year window. It's not 2031."
Aston Martin's plan for its combustion range remains in place despite the EV delay. Hallmark said the company has a compliance roadmap that keeps both its small and large gasoline engines, including the V8s and V12s found across almost its entire lineup, legal through 2035, per Motor1.
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In Hallmark's view, the company is postponing its EV arrival rather than walking away from it, which is why he called Aston Martin a "BEV delayer" and not a "BEV denier."
Autocar reported that Aston Martin is evaluating electric adoption market by market instead of locking itself into one worldwide launch schedule, Motor1 said.
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Even with the launch pushed back, Aston Martin said the groundwork for an EV is in place. Hallmark said the company has a technology agreement with Lucid ready for whenever it starts production.
Hallmark said the schedule may leave Aston Martin with better components than it expected.
"We have the deal with Lucid, and the interesting thing is, because we delayed, by the time we activate that deal, the technology that we will get is totally different to what we signed up the original contract for," Hallmark said, per Motor1.
Aston Martin is leaning on hybrid systems as part of its path to regulatory compliance. Hallmark indicated plug-in hybrids probably will not play a major role, favoring mild or standard hybrids because they avoid the added battery mass and charging requirements that come with plug-in setups.
Where can I learn more?
For a wider look at where luxury EVs are headed, these stories cover everything from ultra-fast-charging sports-car batteries to battery plant expansions and other automakers' electrification plans.
• Nyobolt unveiled an electric sports car that can recharge in under five minutes.
• In Leipzig, BMW broke ground on a massive battery plant extension for its EV push.
• Volvo is making stringent changes to go all-electric in North America before 2030.
• Mercedes-Benz is testing a solid-state battery that could add hundreds of miles to models.
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