McLaren CEO:2030 would not have an electric supercar years ago, lightweight battery is the key.

CTOnews.com Oct. 7 McLaren CEO Michael Wright talked about plans for his all-electric model in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday local time.

He says there won't be an all-electric supercar for years to come because it will take time to develop the right technology to make batteries lighter. "Weight is super important and you also need the right range. I don't think these technologies will be able to be applied to true 'supercars' in this decade. "

Michael Leiters also added that automakers cannot own a heavy car because they are inflexible and make drivers feel "disconnected." "We don't want to build an electric car that weighs two tons and has 2000 horsepower. "In his view, the weight of electric vehicles needs to be reduced to the level of current average models, which is about 1500kg.

CTOnews.com previously reported that Michael Wright had revealed in an interview in August that electric supercars were being developed and that electric vehicles were one of the three pillars of McLaren's future powertrain development, the other two being internal combustion engines and hybrids. He expects electric models to account for 90% of McLaren sales within the next five years.

McLaren has previously announced that it will launch a series of V8 hybrid sports cars before launching any pure electric models. The company announced earlier this year that it had renewed a partnership agreement with Sussex engine supplier Ricardo to create a new generation of V8 engines that would lay the foundation for an electric drivetrain in a "lightweight, high-performance hybrid supercar."