McLaren testing electric car but production still years away

McLaren P1McLaren in 2016 revealed it was investigating the potential for an electric supercar as part of its Track22 business plan. The company has since revealed it has test mules for an electric car up and running but that production is likely years if not decades away from becoming a reality. “We’ve got a pure [electric vehicle] mule and...

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