McLaren Electric Vehicles
The British-based
McLaren Automotive, a manufacturer of luxury vehicles, supercars, and
racing cars vehicle is an early entrant into the electric vehicle
sector, with its technology the used as the base for all participants of
the first Formula E season. The McLaren Production Centre is situated in Woking, Surrey and like Tesla,
the company owns its distribution network, consisting of 71
international outlets. The company has a 6-year plan to offer at least
50% of its model range as a hybrid by 2020 and will spend $1.4Bn in
R&D to achieve this. There are also plans afoot to produce an
all-electric McLaren P1. |
McLaren Electric Car Strategy in the news
2018 Week 36 No EVs for McLaren
McLaren announced earlier that combustion vehicle technology would
remain at the heart of its development going forward and rather be
pursuing mild hybrid engines (48V) as opposed to a plug-in hybrid. This
week the niche auto company said that all its models will be hybrids by
2025. McLaren models will also have advanced driving assistance or
autonomous driving features, cybersecurity and “Over the Air”
capabilities. Autocar quoted McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt, saying “True to the spirit of pushing the boundaries of technology to benefit drivers, McLaren will also evaluate new augmented driving features and help develop a lighter, superfast-charging, high-power battery system for performance applications that is expected to have over 30 minutes of electric range around a racetrack.”
2016 Week 38 Takeover talk
Apple is on the acquisition trail with a report in Bloomberg this
week citing that the tech giant is in talks to acquire the electric
vehicle and advanced motor technologies. The targets include Lit Motors and McLaren.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple commented that the company would invest some
of its $200Bln cash reserves in strategic investments to ensure growth
beyond its iPhone success. Lit, a San Francisco based startup is the
holder of various self-driving patents and is in the process of
fundraising to bring its self-balancing electric motorcycle to market.
Reports also indicate that BMW, Audi, and a Korean manufacturer are in talks with the startup.
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