All New Maseratis Will Be Electrified From 2019

Maserati has committed to making all of its new cars either hybrid or full-electric from 2019, according to a statement by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne
All New Maseratis Will Be Electrified From 2019

All new Maseratis will be part-electric from 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Sergio Marchionne has said – shortly before announcing his retirement.

Maserati will be used as the pointy end of the conglomerate’s push towards electrification, paving the way for its more mainstream brands – plus Ferrari – to follow. There are big plans on that front, too, with half of FCA cars planned to have some form of electrification by 2022.

The Alfieri concept will lead to the first all-electric Maserati
The Alfieri concept will lead to the first all-electric Maserati

The first all-new fully-electric Maserati won’t arrive until 2020, predicts Autocar, based on the Alfieri concept of 2014. Before then, 2019 should see all existing product lines fitted with electric motors in as-yet unconfirmed configurations – although the Levante SUV is understood to be heading for plug-in hybrid status.

Maserati’s range also contains the new-but-not GranTurismo, the Quattroporte and the Ghibli, plus the GranCabrio convertible.

Marchionne, who is 65 and made the announcements on a conference call with investors, will retire at the end of 2019. He was the driving force behind the drawn-out merger of Fiat and Chrysler in 2014, after the former had acquired 53.5% of the latter’s shares in 2011.

Via: Autocar

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Comments

DARKEAGLE

bad idea

07/31/2017 - 18:50 |
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Daksh Pat

honestly, what happened to the use of alternate fuels in ICE engines, we still keep our cars, the environment is not killed, and its a whole lot cheaper than pushing EVs.

07/31/2017 - 20:13 |
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Anonymous

The entire point of that car is decent performance loud but beautiful exhaust notes and elegant styling take one away while others still follow that formula and Id imagine they are going to see a decress in revenue. Maybe not though time will tell.

07/31/2017 - 20:31 |
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Anonymous

The good thing about hybrids is that ypu don’t have to use the electric power unit. You can always put in sport mode and be petrol only. Still got to carry the weight of all the electrics though…

07/31/2017 - 20:38 |
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Sahil Ashar

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Or if u are brave enough u could just trash out the batteries and bs

08/01/2017 - 10:16 |
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Soni Redx (MD Squad Leader) (Subie Squad Leader)

There goes the lovely sound of a roaring engine..

07/31/2017 - 20:57 |
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Wesly Beausoleil

Causally going to cross Maserati off the list of italian car brands. You’ve been shunned

08/01/2017 - 00:45 |
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Anonymous

In the future I want non-car guys to have electric cars and car guys have gas cars but not to eliminate them. So we could live together. If we want to continue driving cars with gasoline we must fight for it. Who’s with me?

08/01/2017 - 02:42 |
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Anonymous

Meanwhile dodge is probably going to have a 1000hp challenger in 2019

08/01/2017 - 05:23 |
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Anonymous

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08/01/2017 - 11:27 |
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Daksh Pat

:(

08/01/2017 - 18:24 |
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