Maserati's Head of Engineering says people have a 'bad feeling' about electric supercars
Published on Jul 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on Jul 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
The Head of Engineering at Maserati has said that people have a ‘bad feeling’ about electric supercars.
Electric cars are on the rise everywhere, and that is all the more true in the world of supercars.
But Davide Danesin, Head of Engineering at Maserati, has said that some people aren’t so sold on the idea.
This comes months after the manufacturer cancelled a fully electric version of the MC20.
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Head of Engineering at Maserati says people have a ‘bad feeling’ about electric supercars
When the Maserati MC20 hit the scene, it generated a lot of buzz – its lightweight body, the twin-turbo V6, the stunning design.
And an electric model was supposed to be on the way.
The brand was all about electric cars.
“More than ever, Maserati believes in electric future mobility, and is currently organizing itself in all fields to transform its competitiveness and exceed the needs of the new luxury consumer,” the carmaker said in January.
But then, the electric MC20 was canceled.
In a statement provided to Motor1, market studies had found that drivers were still ‘keen on driving powerful ICE engines’.
Davide Danesin, Head of Engineering at Maserati, reaffirmed this stance in an interview with Autocar.
“There are still customers looking for pure mechanical cars,” he said.
He added that many had a ‘bad feeling’ about having a battery inside a supercar, due to its extra weight and complexity.
Instead, Maserati is looking to deliver with ICEs and manual gearboxes,
Are EVs in trouble, or is their rise unstoppable?
In a lot of ways, EVs seem to be on a meteoritic rise.
In the UK, more miles are covered by EVs than they are by gas cars, whilst the electric Porsche Macan is outselling the gas version.
It’s expected that one in four cars sold in 2025 will be EVs – and this figure will be 40 percent by 2030.
However, a lot can change in the world of cars in that time period.
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