At Aston Martin, electric vehicles can still wait a long time.

Aston Martin is moving on from its plans for electrification. Its first electric car is no longer scheduled to launch until at least the next decade. The V8 and V12 engines still have a long future ahead of them.

There was a time when Aston Martin seemed the most committed to electric vehicles among sports car manufacturers. It entered into multiple partnerships: with Mercedes, Geely, and Lucid. The original launch target was 2026, later pushed to 2027, then 2030, before the project fell silent.

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In Gaydon’s offices, there has been a complete shift in strategy. Similar to rival Lamborghini, they emphasize the lack of demand for such electric sports or luxury vehicles. The company’s financial difficulties, which make it hard to invest despite numerous partnerships, also cannot be ignored.

Adrian Hallmark’s timeline is clear. The first Aston Martin electric vehicle will come in the next decade—not at the beginning, but toward the middle. In other words, it will likely be by 2035 at the earliest, but probably 2033. At this stage, it is impossible to predict what this unprecedented model will look like: a sports car, an SUV, or a sedan?

Until then, internal combustion engines will still have a few more years to go. Both the V8 and V12 engines will remain in use, and they will likely be combined with hybrid systems in the next generation of vehicles under development. However, there probably won’t be any rechargeable hybrids in sports cars, unlike what is already available in Lamborghini or Ferrari models.