Ferrari Unveils Its First Fully Electric Car at Vatican Residence

Ferrari on Tuesday presented its first-ever fully electric car to Italy’s President and Pope Leo XIV at the pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, just south of Rome. John Elkann, president of Ferrari, showed the Luce EV to the pope during the visit. Pope Leo XIV sat in the driver’s seat while Ferrari test driver Raffaele De Simone explained the steering wheel’s controls in English.

John Elkann sat in the passenger seat during the demonstration. “The first five-seater,” John Elkann replied. 5 seconds, and has a range of more than 530 kilometers, or more than 329 miles.

The vehicle has four electric motors, one for each wheel. Media reports put the sticker price in Italy at 500,000 euros. S. pricing has not been announced. “We are not simply unveiling a new car, we are inaugurating a chapter that turns our vision into reality, strengthening Ferrari’s tradition of anticipating and shaping the future,” John Elkann said in a statement.

Ferrari has invested billions of euros in electrification and already sells hybrid electric vehicles. The company lowered its target for fully electric models from 40 percent of its lineup by 2030 to 20 percent. 4 percent on Tuesday in Milan trading.

3 percent. ” “The internet has made up its mind, hasn’t it, if you’ve seen any of the comments on it. And it’s not universally loved from the outside,” Matt Prior said. Matt Prior noted that the battery placement under the floor makes the car higher naturally.

“That makes them look taller. That makes the look less sleek,” he said. ” Electric car sales hit 20 million globally last year, accounting for one in four new cars sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency.

Sales increased by more than 30 percent in Europe in 2025. The European Union mandates 90 percent tailpipe emissions reduction by 2035. “The whole electric car market is not really where it could be,” Matt Prior said.