The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

Lamborghini has revealed an all-electric concept at MIT's EmTech conference, giving a preview of the firm's future
The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

An internal conference for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) doesn’t seem like the natural place for a concept car to be revealed, but the Lamborghini Terzo Millennio is no ordinary concept. The Lamborghini ‘Third Millennium’ is an all-electric hypercar, and it’s been developed in collaboration with two of MIT’s labs - the Dinca Research Lab and Mechanosynthesis Group - hence the unusual reveal location at ‘EmTech’.

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

It’s a striking thing, isn’t it? Not to mention something of a departure from the equally wild Lamborghini concepts we’ve seen in recent years, with its big, dome-like cabin and ‘floating’ rear wheels. We like it a lot.

We can’t do much more that gawp at it, however, as Lamborghini has been fairly light on technical details. What we do know is it’s powered by integrated motors living in each wheel, with every one capable of delivering variable amounts of torque. It gives enormous packaging benefits, allowing people from the design and aero departments much more freedom. No power or performance figures have been suggested thus far.

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

Rather than using batteries, Lamborghini is looking into using ‘supercapacitors’ instead. Lamborghini and Professor John Hart of the Mechanosynthesis Group is investigating ways of using elements of the body as “an accumulator for energy storage.”

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

In fact, the bodywork is probably the most interesting part of this project. The aim is to have the car’s entire carbonfibre structure monitored, detecting any cracks that might arise from accidents. A “self-healing” system would then repair damage using “micro-channels filled with healing chemistries.” So, it’s essentially the T-1000 in car form.

The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio Is A 'Self-Healing' Electric Hypercar Of The Future

It’s very early days, but make no mistake, this is how Lamborghini wants to do things amid the rise of electric cars. The Terzo Millennio “embodies the first steps for Lamborghini to go in the direction of creating a ‘Lamborghini Electric’,” the firm boldly states.

Naturally, we’d love for Sant’Agata Bolognese to stick with V12s forever, but if the Terzo Millennio is anything to go by, the outlandish supercar company has an exciting future even without shouty engines.

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TheMindGarage

This looks very interesting. Using the bodywork for things like energy storage is pretty cool and might mitigate aome of the problems that electric cars currently have.

11/07/2017 - 08:30 |
28 | 4

^^^^^^

11/07/2017 - 08:56 |
18 | 12

The only thing that concerns me is what happens if that energy storage is damaged in a crash? Does it put drivers or passengers at risk? Asking because I’ll definitely be able to afford one of these when they come out.

11/07/2017 - 10:26 |
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Joshua Lue

Self Healing? Perfect for when the valet parkers plant it into the swiss banks front door then i guess

11/07/2017 - 08:30 |
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Anonymous
11/07/2017 - 08:31 |
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Jake Orr

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

lol

11/07/2017 - 10:25 |
4 | 0

And what exactly got copied? Literally the only piece of original content he made himself in this post is “HOOOOOLYYYYY SHIT” and I don’t see that wording anywhere in the article.

11/07/2017 - 09:58 |
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Ali Mahfooz

Now this is an electric I’d look forward to - supercapcitors replacing batteries for storing energy. Most electric cars are in 2017 while Lamborghini is already in 2057. 😅

11/07/2017 - 08:33 |
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SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

Shingo has to buy that now.

11/07/2017 - 08:35 |
6 | 2

Who’s Shingo?

11/07/2017 - 15:58 |
0 | 0

He can rack up those shingo points more than ever before

11/07/2017 - 17:50 |
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HAYABUSA

Looks rad

11/07/2017 - 08:40 |
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Anonymous

What is with manufacturers these days. They always build something that looks like its patroling the streets of gotham.

11/07/2017 - 08:46 |
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Jake Orr

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

WHERE IS SHE

11/07/2017 - 10:24 |
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suchdoge

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11/07/2017 - 14:39 |
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Stian Farsethås

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

“They always build something that looks like its patroling the streets of gotham.”

when has Lamborghini ever NOT looked like the Batmobile? especially the post-Countach ones, which seems to be bringing the Batmobile to the streets

11/09/2017 - 20:21 |
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DL🏁

But… V12… please, no :(

11/07/2017 - 08:48 |
174 | 6

Who cares, this sh!t is more inovative than a rocketship

And you will still get your Aventador don’t worry

11/07/2017 - 09:26 |
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Lambo…. But but.. You were the chosen one :’(

11/07/2017 - 15:01 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

In reply to by DL🏁

If they made this could they heal my scars and sadness about having a silent electric non V12 Lamborghini?

11/07/2017 - 21:47 |
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Tomislav Celić

F yeah Rimac rival

11/07/2017 - 08:55 |
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