The mythical Italian brand has conversations with Leapmotor, according to Reuters

There are various views on Chinese leadership in the electric car. There are those who believe that the country lives years away from what we drive in the West right now (Ford’s CEO, without going any further). There are those who believe they are at the same level than European brands. And there are those who estimate that They are not yet found at the level In dynamic aspects but do not deny their present and future capabilities in loading systems or batteries.

They are more or less optimistic visions of Chinese role in an industry where they were missing until the arrival of the electric car.

But, from time to time, news that supports the most optimistic theory comes out. Well because they present cars recharges in record timebecause they demonstrate their Autonomous driving capabilitiesbecause Volkswagen Search Solutions in China for Audi’s future…

Or because Ferrari holds conversations with Leapmotor to work on a future joint platform.

Looking for solutions in China

The information brings it Reuters Those who claim that Leapmotor, who now works partially under Stellantis’s umbrella, is having conversations with Ferrari for the launch of a joint platform.

In his information, the news agency explains that we had already had news that Benedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, He had visited Leapmotor Last February but we had not had news of these conversations. In them, unveiled now, a collaboration would be studying to carry out a new platform for electrified vehicles.

Leapmotor only manufactures electric and plug -in hybrids that take the form of extended range electric. That is, they are cars that have a wide completely electric autonomy and that the main mission of the combustion engine is simply feeding a few kilometers plus the autonomy of the vehicle.

In this type of carsthe combustion engine acts as an electric current generator. This allows to increase autonomy but maintain the sensations that we are using an electric car despite burning gasoline. Power delivery is linear because, really, the engine that rotates the wheels is electric.

This structure, for example, can be seen in the leapmotor C10 to which we could already climb during the BRAND PRESENTATION IN MADRID. That day, we only got into the passenger seat, we did not have the opportunity to take the steering wheel but the Sensations They are good.

This approach to supply electric or highly electrified platforms to luxury companies is a path that in Leapmotor is very interested in traveling. In fact, in the same information, Reuters points out that the company has reached a according to FAWthe oldest Chinese automaker, to nurture Hongqi from platforms, the Chinese luxury brand that was born to displace the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. It is something like your Rolls-Royce.

The information is extremely sensitive because Ferrari is in full transition to pure electric. You need to launch a vehicle at brand. In the information Reuters He admitted that the company had refused to comment but, therefore, did not denied the information frontally.

The movement is sensitive. In recent months we have seen how the electric car began to retreat among the wealthiest customers. It remains to be seen if the future, at least for the moment and in Europe, does not go through the extended range electric, a solution for which also Mazda has said that he wants to bet In the future. Even from Volkswagen have also pointed out Its importance recently despite being an almost missing option on the market.

Until now, Ferrari’s electric future It is an unknown. Secretism about a future electrical model is total and no detail is known for sure.

Photo | Ferrari and Leapmotor

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