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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Brits have a niche position on sports car manufacturing. It will be fun to see new models of Morgan's and TVRs.

[–] perviouslyiner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not great news there yet: "There was also a provision for manufacturers of fewer than 2,500 cars a year that exempts them from the rules until 2030. The British sports car makers Aston Martin Lagonda and McLaren both argued that they would be unable to meet the targets"

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/03/big-carmakers-lobbied-uk-to-weaken-or-delay-electric-car-rules

Here is a good electric sports car from a small high-quality manufacturer like the ones you mention, but it is from the Netherlands: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aTzuUrdyIc

[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't seems to be that big problem, even Lamborghini has now hydrid models and planning a full EV one. Same for Ferrari if IIRC.

[–] echodot 1 points 10 months ago

I thought there was already a fully electric Lamborghini I'm sure I've seen it on TV. But perhaps that was a pre-production model or something