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A FAMOUS car brand has shelved its plans to release its first electric vehicle.
The Italian manufacturer has decided to replace the new model with a plug-in hybrid instead.
Lamborghini has indefinitely postponed its plans of launching an electric car before the end of the decade.
The upcoming Lanzador concept will be manufactured as a plug-in hybrid rather than a full EV.
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told AutoExpress: “When it comes to our type of cars, [our customers] don’t see [EV] as an alternative today.
“We could do [an EV] but I think it’s the wrong offer for the next years, for Lamborghini.”
Winkelmann added that the declining demand for EVs has forced the company to change its mind.
He added: “If you go only three, four years back, the adoption rate of electric cars was much higher than today.
“Also the forecast; this curve flattening for the general market. For us it’s even more.”
In summer 2023, Lamborghini announced its development of the first fully electric Lanzador 2+2, showcasing the firm’s commitment to the zero-emission future.
However, the manufacturer pushed ahead with PHEV instead after witnessing a surge of demand for the new hybrid Temerario.
The firm also saw a great success with its hybrid Revuelto and Urus SE.
The Lambo CEO has justified their decision to delay the full EV production, saying: “We made one promise: the new cars will have a new design, they will be faster, and the benefit for Lamborghini, for the world, and also for you, is they will have lower CO2 emissions.
“This is the commitment we gave up-front and in a very simple way. So we’re happy and pleased this is working out.
“Luckily, we always had the saying that with the full-electric cars, we will have enough time to decide, and make up our mind if something is changing.”
But the despite the gradual switch to a greener option, the italian brand will continue producing its highly praised V12 engine past 2030.
THIS is the terrifying moment drones took out much of Ukraine’s energy system, plunging cities into darkness as Putin’s horror onslaught continues.
Overnight, blistering missile and drone attacks took out most of Kyiv‘s electricity and disrupted water supplies, as critical infrastructure was hit across the country.
The continuation of the strikes comes after Russia hammered the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa, targeting an alleged shipment of Western ammo.
Russian strikes reportedly targeted at least three hydroelectric power plants and multiple thermal generating stations in a blatant assault against civilians.
The offensive comes before temperatures begin to plummet as winter grows closer.
Huge Ukrainian regions including Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava and Sumy have since faced acute power cuts.
Before this latest bombardment, Putin’s strikes had already disabled more than half of Ukraine‘s gas supplies.
Kyiv’s left bank was thrown into a blackout on Thursday night, leaving up to 70 per cent of the city without electricity.
The outage was caused by a strike on the CHP-6 power and heating plant – feared to be the war’s biggest attack so far on Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure.
The attack is three years to the day after the first Russian strikes on power plants.
Local reports said there had been “missiles, one after another”.
At least a dozen people were wounded in the capital, as their homes in a 17-floor tower block in the Pechersk district were blitzed.
The underground metro railway also suffered delays and disruption.
Vitali Klitschko, Kyiv mayor, said: “All emergency teams are monitoring the situation and [are] ready to respond”.
“The left bank of the capital is without electricity,” he confirmed.
“There are also problems with water supply.”
In Zaporizhzhia, a seven-year-old boy was the latest civilian victim of the Russian strikes.
The head of the regional military administration Ivan Fedorov said: “Doctors fought for the child’s life until the very end”.
“[But] the injuries were too severe.”
The Zaporizhzhia region also suffered major blows to infrastructure, as the strategic Dnipro Hydroelectric Station with a 121ft high dam was damaged, and traffic across its roadway halted.
The road closure was labelled as “precautionary”.
Residents have since been urged to limit gas use after the nightmare seven hour onslaught of Russian strikes with ballistic and cruise missiles, killer drones and aerial bombs.
The Kremenchuk Hydroelectric Power Station was hit, alongside the Kryvyi Rih Thermal Power Plant in Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city.
Harrowing accounts have simultaneously emerged from Ukraine’s mandatory evacuation of thousands of people from the settlements near Pokrovske in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Yulija, an evacuee, said: “It was hard to leave, I was crying”.
“I even said goodbye to the furniture, kissed the walls of the house.
“We did everything with our hands, worked hard, earned what we could,” she continued.
“And look what they’ve done.”
Russian state media war reporter Andrey Rudenko gloated in his coverage of the attacks, crudely referring to the energy strikes as “probably a final shot to the head for Zelensky”.
Fighterbomber, a Russian military YouTube channel, said “This is what is called thoughtful and consistent work to take out the enemy’s energy system”.
“The fact that heating is taken out along with electricity is a nice bonus,” they continued.
“The main thing is that such work continues as long as necessary without interruption.”
The head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional council Nikolay Lukashuk commented on the latest strikes.
“Russia expects that a harsh winter and depriving Ukrainians of heat, light and water will break the country’s will and improve Moscow‘s negotiating positions,” he said.
“Be ready for any scenarios,” he warned Ukrainians.
In spite of the carnage, Ukraine hit back at Russia, vowing revenge for the overnight energy attacks and threatening to do the same in retaliation.
Andriy Yermak, head of Zelenky’s office, said Russian infrastructure “will be destroyed”.
“Russia must understand that strikes on our infrastructure will be met with a response and their infrastructure will be destroyed,” he said.
The latest attacks come three days after Putin’s top war commander General Valery Gerasimov had vowed new “targeted, massive strikes” against the country under siege.
Putin also declared the war would go on indefinitely, taking time out of his birthday celebrations to comment on the ongoing conflict.
“We must ensure the unconditional fulfilment of all objectives, the achievement of all the goals facing the troops during the special military operation,” the 73-year-old tyrant said.
Russia’s state TV also gave a chilling account of the war plan.
Mikhail Khodaryonok, VestiFM military analyst, said “destroying [Ukraine’s] energy facilities” was the “focus”, calling for a “sharp increase” of firepower against Ukrainians.
“It must be carried out purposefully, consistently, methodically, over a long period of time, without interruption, preventing the enemy from restoring what was destroyed,” he said.
“Hammering, hammering, hammering, and achieving a result when the last light goes out.”
““[This] is the most humane and expeditious path to ending the armed conflict on Russian terms.” he added.
“[There was] the broadest possible public [support] for this tactic.”
Russia has suffered its own damage, losing a £42 million MiG-31 fighter jet – a carrier of hyper-sonic Kinzhal, or Dagger, missiles – which crashed in the Lipetsk region.
The cause of the crash remains unexplained, after it went down during a “training flight”.
The two crew members were ejected and rescued, however sustained injuries.
Despite the increasing violence, Donald Trump said he was optimistic following his success in Gaza.
“I think they’ll be coming to the table pretty soon,” he said.
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN is on a quest to win his first ranking title in 21 months at the Xi’an Grand Prix.
O’Sullivan whitewashed Scotsman Stephen Maguire to progress to the last-16, having lost just one frame in this tournament so far.
The Rocket is back in action this afternoon against Jak Jones.
And he’ll be hoping to avoid an embarrassing defeat like champion Kyren Wilson, who was on the wrong end of a whitewash from Shaun Murphy.
This means there will certainly be a new champion come the conclusion of Monday’s final!
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TELLY tough guy Ant Middleton is being sued by military top brass for spilling special forces secrets, we can reveal.
The Ministry of Defence is taking legal action against the decorated former soldier for breach of contract.
The Sun understands the rare move relates to a series of social media posts about his time in the Special Forces.
A source said it was not connected to his time as chief instructor on hit TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Military chiefs have lodged legal papers at the High Court ahead of a blockbuster battle with the TV hardman.
The case is listed as Ministry of Defence vs Middleton.
A source said: “Special Forces contracts were changed some years ago to include a non-disclosure clause.
“This is an extremely rare move for the MoD to take.
“The action doesn’t relate to his TV appearances or books or work as an honorary cadet Captain.
“It is focused on a series of social media posts about the Special Forces.”
The MoD introduced changes to contracts for members of the Special Forces in the wake of the Bravo Two Zero best-sellers by Andy McNab and Chris Ryan.
The books detailed a botched mission behind enemy lines in Iraq.
Both soldiers had left the force by the time the MoD introduced a confidentiality agreement for special forces soldiers in 1996.
They were designed to prevent the publication of further accounts of undercover missions without the permission of senior officers.
A spate of earlier books by former SAS soldiers were written after the authors voluntarily submitted manuscripts to the MoD for vetting.
This comes after we reported earlier this year how Ant finally sold his sprawling family home for £1.35million.
The former SAS: Who Dares Wins star was forced to put the five-bed property on the market after business debts left him facing bankruptcy.
Ant and his wife Emilie had bought the rural retreat in Essex for £1.16million in 2019.
The Sun exclusively revealed the couple agreed a sale price of £1.35million with a buyer.
The forced sale of the couple’s ‘matrimonial’ home had been reported in a liquidation update for Ant’s company Sway and Starting.
Sway and Starting went into liquidation in December 2022.
Ant left the UK to move to Dubai last year after he was axed from SAS: Who Dares Wins in 2021.
Following Ant’s axe from SAS: Who Dares Wins, the family relocated to Australia so he could star in a format of the show Down Under.
Ant fronted four runs of SAS: Australia, however, plans for a 2024 series of the show never materialised.
Meanwhile, earlier this year it was also revealed Ant had been kicked off The Amazing Race Australia before the series had even aired after a row involving his brother led to the pair being disqualified.
The duo were sent home mid-production after Ant’s brother Dan allegedly became involved in a heated off-camera argument.
