About this episode

Andrew Mueller discusses the controversy surrounding Ferrari's first electric vehicle, the Luce.

Italians are up in arms about the newly unveiled Ferrari Luce, the luxury carmaker’s first electric vehicle. But why the controversy? Andrew Mueller explains.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Mueller

Topics covered

• electric vehicles
• automotive industry
• luxury cars
• Italian culture
• controversy

Keywords

• Ferrari
• electric vehicle
• Luce
• controversy
• automotive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ferrari

Products: Ferrari Luce

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