Aston Martin to go electric with RapidE | Car Talk - Car News Jun 2017

15:47 Tuesday 27 Jun 2017

Aston Martin have confirmed they are to produce their first all-electric model.

The RapidE was unveiled as a concept model in October 2015, but will now enter a limited production run in 2019. Aston Martin will make just 155 examples of the RapidE, a four-door sports car based on the forthcoming Rapide AMR concept but with an all-electric powertrain in place of the six-litre V12 engine. Aston Martin are enlisting the help of motor racing experts in order to integrate the new technology in the form of Williams’ advanced engineering division.

“RapidE represents a sustainable future in which Aston Martin’s values of seductive style and supreme performance don’t merely co-exist alongside a new zero-emission powertrain, but are enhanced by it”, said Aston Martin supremo Dr Andy Palmer.

Paul McNamara, Technical Director at Williams Advanced Engineering, added, “This project with Aston Martin will draw on the extensive battery and EV experience we have accumulated and we are extremely pleased to be supporting this prestigious British company with their future electrification strategy.”