By Gary S. Vasilash

Although people have not stopped buying electric vehicles, there is an inverse relation between the amount of proclamations about the electric future and the purchase of the vehicles.

It sounded as though by now everyone would own an EV or be on a waiting list to get one.

Which is leading some automotive executives to mumble their way through excuses about “choice” and “listening to the customer.”

The folks at Ferrari are not shy about their continued development of vehicles powered by gasoline as evidenced by the Ferrari 12Cilindri.

About this new two-seater the company says:

“The Ferrari 12Cilindri is aimed at driving enthusiasts, but also at those who demand new standards of performance, comfort and design: long-standing Ferraristi, loyal to the unique emotions that only the Ferrari V12 can deliver, as well as new clients dreaming of combining comfort and Italian design with exhilarating driving pleasure. The Ferrari 12Cilindri is designed for connoisseurs with a very clear vision of what Ferrari’s DNA has always been, truly making it a car for the few.”

That’s right, here is a car with a naturally aspirated V12 engine that powers a vehicle that provides a “clear vision of what Ferrari has stood for in the motoring world since 1947.”

Last year Ferrari announced that by 2026 some 60% of its vehicles will be either EVs or hybrids.

Which leaves 40% for things like the 12Cilindri.

And it is fairly clear they’re not making any excuses about their offerings.