Aehra, the ‘ultra-premium’ Italian EV startup, has revealed names for its first two planned production models.
Aiming for a launch in late 2026, the sleek Aehra Estasi saloon will be sold alongside the taller Impeto SUV.
Both have radical, concept car styling by Filippo Perini, previously of Lamborghini. They also promise class-leading performance and battery ranges.
To make the Estasi and Impeto a reality, Aehra has now submitted a €1.2 billion (£1 billion) development plan to the Italian Ministry of Industry and Made in Italy.
Seizing the impetus
The dramatically styled Aehra Estasi saloon was unveiled last year. Highlights include upwards-opening ‘elytra wing doors’, along with a smooth, aerodynamic profile.
The latter contributes to Aehra’s claims that the Estasi, with its 925-volt electric architecture, will offer a range of almost 500 miles when fully charged.
A similar battery range is intended for the Aehra Impeto SUV, which takes its name from the word ‘impetus’.
With a three-metre wheelbase, Aehra says ‘four NBA-size basketball players’ can travel in premium comfort inside the Impeto.
‘Beauty and innovation’
Aehra Founder and CEO, Hazim Nada, commented: “We are delighted to unveil the names of the first Aehra models, the Impeto SUV and Estasi sedan. These highly conceptual vehicles represent an expression of pure Italian automotive art that is, in our eyes, an unprecedented fusion of beauty and innovation.”
Aehra is now waiting to see if its development plan will be endorsed by the Italian government. Doing so will allow it to progress plans for a new production facility, having identified a site at Mosciano Sant’ Angelo in the Abruzzo region in northeast Italy.
Ground-breaking could begin as soon as this year, with the finished facility potentially employing 540 staff – and capable of producing 25,000 cars per year.
Hazim Nada added: “Abruzzo is home to Italy’s world-leading carbon fibre industry. This factor will prove critical to the creation of the carbon fibre monocoque that sits at the heart of the Aehra Sedan and SUV models and represents a world-first for mainstream production vehicles. As an area of special regional development, Abruzzo unlocks further fiscal advantages.”