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Electric Aston Martin Rapide E to be Built in Wales

British car manufacturer Aston Martin announced on Tuesday the cars wearing the new Lagonda brand name will be produced at the facility it operates in St Athan, Wales, starting 2021. At the same site, the carmaker will be producing the first Aston Martin-branded electric vehicle starting 2019.
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Essentially, the Wales facility will be producing the electric Aston Martin starting in 2019 as a sort of test for the electric cars of the Lagonda brand, which will be launched in 2021. The first Aston Martin SUV will begin production in 2019 at the same facility.

The first ever electrically powered Aston Martin will be called Rapide E, the carmaker said in a statement. Last year, when the car was first announced, the name chosen for it was RapidE.

There is virtually no information available on this first electric Aston Martin, apart from the details released in 2017. At the time, Aston Martin said the electric car will be produced in a limited run of 155 units.

Based on the Rapide AMR concept, the car will be developed together with Williams Advanced Engineering and will come as a four-door sports car that in lieu of the V12 engine will use a battery-electric motors combo.

“Aston Martin sees itself as a future leader in the development of zero emission technologies, and I am delighted that St Athan will be our ‘Home of Electrification’ for both the Aston Martin and Lagonda brands,” said in a statement company CEO Andy Palmer.

“The Rapide E will spearhead development of Aston Martin’s low- and zero-emission vehicle strategy. With the reintroduction of the Lagonda brand, this is a demonstration of how electrification features prominently in our business plan moving forward.” 

The facility from where all these super cars will be sourced is currently being overhauled, being located on the site of a former Ministry of Defense base.
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