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Lamborghini has finally added a hybrid to its lineup, and it’s kind of bad for the environment. When you think of hybrids, you think environmentally friendly, right? But Lamborghini is taking a different approach, using hybrid technology to boost performance without taking fuel efficiency into consideration. Which raises the question: Should automakers use hybrid systems to increase speed rather than reduce pollution?
Hybrids have grown in popularity since their appearance 20 years ago. Today, every single automaker offers a hybrid option, and most hybrids can double the fuel economy of a popular car. But Lamborghini’s foray into electrification, the Sián FKP 37, doesn’t save fuel. The Sián is a combination of the Terzo Millennio concept and the iconic Countach. Instead of fuel efficiency, Lamborghini focuses on performance. And that’s what it does. It is the fastest Lamborghini of all time, with a sensible top speed of more than 350 km/h and going from 0 to one hundred km/h in just under 2. 8 seconds, just two tenths less than the Tesla Model S. There’s no doubt that Lamborghini saw what electric motors can do. and wanted to try something else for himself. The engineering of the Sián is ingenious. Instead of a battery, Lamborghini opted for a supercapacitor, which is lighter, fire-resistant, stronger, and fully charges in a fraction of the time than a battery. The only problem is the lack of autonomy, which limits the Sián’s all-electric driving mode to parking and reversing. But the supercapacitor is the secret that makes it the fastest accelerating Lamborghini of all time, practically eliminating the delay between gear changes, offering instant torque through electric motors and completely recharging the braking procedure through recuperation to repeat its performances on the track. But Lamborghini’s lead generation manager says the supercapacitor is rarely too hot to produce emissions.
Meanwhile, Lamborghini’s sister company, Porsche, produced the 918 Spyder, a solid hybrid that boasts a top speed of 211 mph and does 0-62 quicker than the Sián, in 2. 6 seconds. But what’s even more impressive is that it achieves a rating of 22 miles per gallon and a gas equivalent of 67 mpg when running with the hybrid transmission. And it came out in 2013. The Porsche runs faster, has a similar top speed and still manages to save less fuel than the Lamborghini Sián. The point is that you don’t need to sacrifice power for consistent performance. So are hybrid and electric cars the answer to our climate problems? Probably not. But they may simply have a role to play. The EPA says that up to 75% of automobile carbon monoxide emissions in U. S. cities come from motor vehicles. So yes, car brands have a role to play.
There could be some positive steps in the company’s future. Lamborghini states that they plan to use battery packs instead of supercapacitors in their next hybrid, which should produce better gas mileage. But the problem is, for right now, Lamborghini’s one and only hybrid doesn’t do much for fuel efficiency.
Here’s a transcript of the video.
Lamborghini finally added a hybrid to its range, which is quite bad for the environment. Who says hybrid, says organic, right? But Lamborghini is taking another approach, employing hybrid generation for functionality without regard to fuel efficiency. Which begs the question: Are automakers worth using hybrid systems to increase speed rather than reduce pollution?
Hybrids have grown in popularity since their appearance 20 years ago. Today, every single automaker offers a hybrid option, and most hybrids can double the fuel economy of a popular car. But Lamborghini’s foray into electrification, the Sián FKP 37, doesn’t save fuel. The Sián is a combination of the Terzo Millennio concept and the iconic Countach. Instead of fuel efficiency, Lamborghini focuses on performance. And that’s what it does. It is the fastest Lamborghini of all time, with a sensible top speed of more than 350 km/h and going from 0 to one hundred km/h in just under 2. 8 seconds, just two tenths less than the Tesla Model S. There’s no doubt that Lamborghini saw what electric motors can do. and wanted to try something else for himself. The engineering of the Sián is ingenious. Instead of a battery, Lamborghini opted for a supercapacitor, which is lighter, fire-resistant, stronger, and fully charges in a fraction of the time than a battery. The only problem is the lack of autonomy, which limits the Sián’s all-electric driving mode to parking and reversing. But the supercapacitor is the secret that makes it the fastest accelerating Lamborghini of all time, practically eliminating the delay between gear changes, offering instant torque through electric motors and completely recharging the braking procedure through recuperation to repeat its performances on the track. But Lamborghini’s lead generation manager says the supercapacitor is rarely too hot to produce emissions.
Meanwhile, Lamborghini’s sister company, Porsche, produced the 918 Spyder, a solid hybrid that boasts a top speed of 211 mph and does 0-62 quicker than the Sián, in 2. 6 seconds. But most impressively, it achieves a rating of 22 miles per gallon and a gas equivalent of 67 mpg when running with the hybrid transmission. And it came out in 2013. The Porsche runs faster, has a similar top speed and still manages to save less fuel than the Lamborghini Sián. The point is that you don’t need to sacrifice power for consistent performance. So are hybrid and electric cars the answer to our climate problems? Probably not. But they may simply have a role to play. The EPA says that up to 75% of carbon monoxide emissions from automobiles in U. S. cities come from motor vehicles. So yes, car brands have a role to play.
There may be positive steps in the company’s future. Lamborghini says it plans to use batteries instead of supercapacitors in its next hybrid, which produce higher fuel consumption. But the challenge is that, for now, Lamborghini’s only hybrid doesn’t add much in terms of fuel efficiency.
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