Following backlash to the Luce, Lamborghini believes they made the right call on EVs. Their first electric vehicle was supposed to arrive in 2028, but they decided to axe it. Lamborghini also abandoned plans to turn the next-gen Urus into an electric SUV. Ferrari unveiled the fully electric Luce on Monday and the industry has been abuzz with what a huge disappointment it is. The quad-motor, four-door blob somehow manages to look modern, generic, and outdated all at the same time. While the company isn’t exactly a stranger to questionable designs, the hate for the Luce has been intense and isn’t entirely due to it being electric. The brand has defended the car, but Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann couldn’t resist lightly dunking on it. More: The New Luce Is So Ugly Not Even The Chinese Will Copy It, Says Ferrari’s Ex-CEO Speaking to CNBC, Winkelmann implied the backlash to the Luce proved they made the right called in killing the Lanzador. As he explained, axing the EV was “the right way to go,” but “every brand, every company has to decide for themselves.” As you may recall, Lamborghini introduced the Lanzador concept in 2023 and it was designed to preview an upcoming production model due in 2028. However, the automaker decided to kill the vehicle earlier this year as clients’ interest in electric variants was “close to zero.” Besides killing the Lanzador, the company decided to abandon plans to turn the Urus into an electric crossover. As a result, the second-generation model will be offered as a plug-in hybrid and it’s expected to arrive around 2029. While Winkelmann was careful not to talk about Ferrari or the Luce directly, he noted “innovation is paramount” but can’t be forced on customers. He went on to credit Lamborghini for being smart, watching the market, and seeing that acceptance of EVs among its customers was not increasing as time went on. This caused them to make hard decisions and abandon EVs for plug-in hybrids. Lamborghini is far from the only company to do this as Ford and Honda have killed an assortment of EVs, while others have delayed plans to go electric-only.