There are a lot of ways car manufacturers can attempt to spice up their EVs for driving enthusiasts. Hyundai has done this by a,.dding fake exhaust sounds and a synthetic dual-clutch gearbox to its Ioniq 5 N, and while Aston Martin doesn’t yet have an EV, it’s already started to think of ways to make an EV fun. This could include making it vibrate like a car with an internal combustion engine.

While recently speaking about Aston Martin’s first EV, which is set to arrive later this decade, chief executive Adrian Hallmark said agitating the body of an EV will help drivers form an emotional connection with it. The use of such technology could even make it feel like drivers are behind the wheel of a V12-powered Valkyrie, even if there’s no ICE.

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“If you mapped the telemetry of a V12 engine (even a Valkyrie naturally aspirated race engine), measure the frequencies and then built those into the body structure of the vehicle linked to the throttle position and torque load of the electric-motors, and then suppressed digitally by counter waves the nasty high-pitched, cheap sounding electrical frequency noises, you would feel exactly like you’re in a Valkyrie V12 Le Mans car,” Hallmark told Top Gear.

Of course, simply producing an EV that drivers can connect with won’t be enough. Hallmark acknowledged that the weight of EVs remains a burden. However, he did say that this problem could be sold with solid-state batteries that weigh up to 30% less than current batteries.

“So you can get there, but it requires some significant steps in technology or process to be able to get to the feeling you get in a [Lamborghini] Huracán STO or [Ferrari 488] Pista,” he said.

Aston Martin is remaining tight-lipped about what form its first EV will take. Regardless of whether it’s a sports car, a grand tourer, or perhaps an SUV/crossover, it will use battery technology and electric motors from Lucid.

Aston Martin says it remains committed to launching an EV but won’t be pressed on an exact date for its launch. In all likelihood, the few (if any) luxury buyers holding out for an EV from the British brand will have to wait a few years, at the very least. But, let’s be honest, just how many people are champing at the bit to buy an electric Aston when the brand sells mega ICEs like the DB12, Vantage, Vanquish, and DBX707?

The car manufacturer has been exploring EVs for quite some time. In 2023, Canadian businessman and part-owner of Aston Martin, Lawrence Stroll, said the first electric Aston Martin would hit the market in 2025. However, the company soon pushed back the launch of that model to 2026 and then, in April last year, indicated it probably wouldn’t arrive until 2027.

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Now, Aston Martin boss Adrian Hallmark says the firm will launch an EV “in this decade.” That doesn’t tell us much, but there’s a good chance the EV has been pushed back yet again.

Limited details are known about this EV. During a recent interview with Autocar, Hallmark said Aston Martin’s initial plan called for launching an EV based on an existing model. However, he appeared open to the brand making its first EV a dedicated new model.

“For a company of our size, you have to either replace an existing nameplate and take the brave pill, or create the niche [and do] an incremental model as the first one,” he said. “We haven’t fully decided. The original plan was to go with an incremental model, but we’re looking to other options.”

Hybrids Galore

Hallmark underlined the importance of the company being flexible in the years ahead during the same interview. As such, it will launch more hybrids before the EV arrives. There will also be new hybrids launched “through to 2035.”

“[The way to electrification is] not as clear-cut as three or five years ago, but the general direction is absolutely towards electrification,” he said. “Our commitment is towards carbon-neutral or net zero. But to get there we will double down and add incremental products in the hybrid space before we get to full electric.”

When Aston Martin does decide to launch an EV, it will do so with the help of Lucid. In mid-2023, Aston Martin inked contracts with the EV startup worth over $450 million, giving it access to Lucid’s advanced electric motors and battery packs.