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Ferrari's first electric vehicle met with market skepticism

Nbcwashington · · 775 words · By Alexa St John; The Associated Press
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Ferrari on Tuesday presented its first-ever fully electric car to Italy’s President and Pope Leo XIV.

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What happened

Ferrari on Tuesday presented its first-ever fully electric car to Italy’s President and Pope Leo XIV.

Why it matters

Yet it's still waiting for the ultimate approval from someone less high-profile: the consumer.

Common ground

The Italian automaker unveiled the all-new Luce EV on Monday — even as other luxury competitors dial back ambitious electrification plans amid waning demand in some markets around the world.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “John Elkann, president of the iconic brand, showed off the new model to Leo at the pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, just south of Rome.”
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Multiple web search results from Ansa.it and other news reports confirm John Elkann presented the Luce to Pope Leo XIV at the summer residence in Castel Gandolfo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ferrari Ascari is a Ferrari concept car that won the "Ferrari: New Concepts for the Myth" car design competition in 2005. The car was designed by Manuele Amprimo, Werner Gruber, and Yu Jae-Cheul f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Ascari
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web search NEUTRAL — This morning, a Ferrari delegation, led by Chairman John Elkann and Chief Executive Officer Benedetto Vigna, together with other company executives and engineers, was received by His Holiness Pope Leo…
https://www.ferrari.com/en-US/articles/ferrari-meets-his-hol…
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web search NEUTRAL — The new Ferrari Luce, the glamour sportscar maker's first all-eletcric vehicle, was presented Tuesday morning to Pope Leo XIV at his residence in Castel Gandolfo. President John Elkann, CEO Benedetto …
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/05/26/ferrari-luce-pre…
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Claim 2: “Media reports put the Luce's sticker price in Italy at a whopping 500,000 euros.”
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ABC News and other reports explicitly state that media reports put the sticker price in Italy at 500,000 euros.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... Media reports put the Luce's sticker price in Italy at a whopping 500,000 euros. U.S. pricing has not been announced. “We are not simply ...
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/ferraris-electric-veh…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... It significantly exceeds the average selling price of approximately 350,000 euros, including extras, for a Ferrari in the first quarter of this ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnbc/posts/ferrari-ceo-benedetto-vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... It significantly exceeds the average selling price of approximately 350,000 euros, including extras, for a Ferrari in the first quarter of this ...
https://www.facebook.com/APNews/posts/pope-leo-xiv-got-a-clo…
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Claim 3: “Sales increased by more than 30% in Europe in 2025, the IEA says.”
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Claim 4: “the European Union, which mandates 90% tailpipe emissions reduction by 2035”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific EU mandate of a 90% tailpipe emissions reduction by 2035.
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Claim 5: “The Italian automaker unveiled the all-new Luce EV on Monday”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies the Ferrari Luce as the brand's first production electric vehicle. The New York Times and Business Insider corroborate the Monday unveiling.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ferrari Luce (Type F222) is a battery electric executive car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is Ferrari's first production electric vehicle and the brand's first five-seat …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Luce
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari on Monday pulled the cover off Luce, its first fully electric car. The five-seater is one of the biggest gambles in the Italian company’s history, arriving amid a string of missed targets and …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/business/ferrari-luce-ele…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari's hot new EV is getting roasted on the internet. On Monday, the Italian luxury carmaker gave its first look at its first-ever fully-electric car, the Ferrari Luce. The car, designed by former …
https://www.businessinsider.com/ferrari-unveiled-first-ev-lu…
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Claim 6: “Ferrari on Tuesday presented its first-ever fully electric car to Italy’s President and Pope Leo XIV.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Flipboard and Ansa.it, report that Ferrari presented its first fully electric car to the President of Italy and Pope Leo XIV.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans '66 in some European countries) is a 2019 American biographical sports drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_v_Ferrari
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neopaganism in Italy reportedly counted about 3,200 adherents in 2020, according to data from CESNUR, divided among numerous neopagan, neodruidic, neoshamanic, or neo-witchcraft religions, presenting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopaganism_in_Italy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV; Italian: Benedetto XV; born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo ˈpaːolo dʒoˈvanni batˈtista della ˈkjɛːza]; 21 November 1854 –…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XV
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Claim 7: “Electric car sales hit 20 million globally last year — marking one in four new cars sold worldwide as electric, according to the International Energy Agency.”
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Claim 8: “The Luce offers 1,000 horsepower, can hit 100 kilometers per hour (60 miles per hour) in 2.5 seconds and has a range of more than 530 kilometers (329 miles).”
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Multiple sources confirm the specifications: 1,000+ horsepower, 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, and a range of over 530 km.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European Parliament elections were held in France on 26 May 2019 (and on 25 May in parts of overseas France and for some nationals abroad), electing members of the 9th French delegation to the Europea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_elect…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around works utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of episodes of Question Time, a British current affairs debate television programme broadcast by BBC Television.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Question_Time_episodes
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Claim 9: “The company... dropped its goal for 40% of its lineup to be fully electric by 2030 down to 20%.”
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Only the NYPost cross-reference mentions the reduction of the 2030 electric target from 40% to 20%. Other Ferrari sources provided do not mention this specific target change.
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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and began to produce its current line of road cars in 1947. Ferrari became a pub…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari - All the official contents of the Maranello based carmaker: all the cars in the range and the great historic cars, the official Ferrari dealers, the online store and the sports activities of …
https://www.ferrari.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari Lake Forest offers exciting Ferrari cars and exceptional performance vehicles, with an expert service center trained to handle your precision autos.
https://www.ferrarilakeforest.com/
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Claim 10: “Ferrari stock plunged 8.4% on Tuesday in Milan trading. U.S.-listed shares fell 5.3%.”
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Multiple sources (BigGo News, BusinessToday) report a stock drop of approximately 8% in Milan on Tuesday following the launch.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari’s first-ever electric vehicle, the Luce, was supposed to herald a new era for the legendary Italian marque.Yet the market reacted harshly: Ferrari’s Milan-listed shares fell 8% on Tuesday foll…
https://biggo.com/news/202605312320_Ferrari_Luce_EV_Backlash…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna has defended the Luce's $640,000 price tag, saying the model had generated strong interest among buyers, including new ultra-rich customers. After the Luce was unveiled on …
https://www.businesstoday.in/auto/story/why-ferraris-first-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari’s stock fell 8% after the Luce launch. Its former chairman called the EV a disgrace. Italy’s transport minister criticised it on X.
https://thenextweb.com/news/ferrari-luce-backlash-stock-drop…
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Claim 11: ““Is this the first four-door Ferrari?” Leo asked Elkann. “The first five-seater,” Elkann replied.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (BBC, Instagram) confirm that the Ferrari Luce is the brand's first-ever five-seater model.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ferrari Luce (Type F222) is a battery electric executive car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is Ferrari's first production electric vehicle and the brand's first five-seat …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Luce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir Jonathan Paul Ive (born 27 February 1967) is a British-American designer. He is best known for his work at Apple Inc., where he was senior vice-president of industrial design and chief design offi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Automobiles are subject to assessment from automotive journalists and related organizations. Some automobiles received predominantly negative reception. There are no objective quantifiable standards, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automobiles_notable_fo…
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Claim 12: “It also has four electric motors — one for each wheel.”
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Two independent sources (Automotive Powertrain Technology and a specialized EV site) confirm the car has four electric motors, one for each wheel.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ferrari Luce is a battery electric executive car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It is Ferrari's first production electric vehicle and the brand's first five-seat model.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_Luce
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web search NEUTRAL — Ferrari Luce, Maranello’s first electric car: over 1,000 hp, 530 km range, 4 motors, 122 kWh battery. Overview, release date, and estimated price.
https://www.go-electra.com/en/newsroom/electric-ferrari-luce…
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web search NEUTRAL — The car is powered by four electric engines, one per wheel, and is equipped with a high‑capacity 122kWh battery, an active suspension system derived from the F80 and an independently steering rear axl…
https://www.automotivepowertraintechnologyinternational.com/…
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