Ferrari Opens New e-Building, the President of Italy Is There To See It

The Italian President Sergio Mattarella was there to witness the opening of the new Ferrari building. The e-building will help Ferrari enhance its production capacity and flexibility in its attempt to put quality above quantity.

That is where the first-ever electric Ferrari will roll off the assembly line after its official reveal, set to take place sometime next year. The carmaker is reportedly already developing its second EV, which should hit the market in 2028.

According to a report earlier this week, the first EV should cost around half a million euros, which translates to almost $535,000.

The new production center was built north of the Ferrari campus. Ferrari began selecting and training personnel two years ago. That was one year after the brand's CEO announced that Ferrari would build an EV, which would be due in 2025. The new building houses a dedicated training space.

They will need to achieve additional competencies to be able to work in chemistry and battery assembly production processes, which are entirely new. Collaborative robots, capable of adapting their behavior according to the operator's needs, will assist human workers.

Furthermore, to improve the well-being of the employees, Ferrari has installed ergonomic workstations and has set up relaxation areas, providing the right mix of natural and artificial light.

With this plant, Ferarri also targets technological neutrality, rolling out electric and hybrid models, but also ICEs. This will help the automaker reorganize and reallocate all production activities more efficiently and will help the team adapt to production needs.

Ferrari will also manufacture the electrical components, such as high-voltage batteries, electric motors, and axles, necessary for its cars in the new e-building.

More than 3,000 solar panels, installed on the roof and producing 1.3 MW, power the structure, which is specifically designed to achieve the highest level of energy performance.

The tri-generation plant is scheduled to shut down before the end of the year, leaving the e-building powered entirely by renewable energy that will be generated by both internal and external sources.

For instance, the building uses energy and rainwater in the production cycle, obtained with the help of several cutting-edge solutions. More than 60 percent of the energy used for battery and motor testing will be recovered in accumulators and steered to power new activities.

With exterior facades and a main interior designed by Mario Cucinella Architects, the building had to be integrated into the urban environment through an urban redevelopment of more than 100,000 square meters. A road serving the site and a 1.5-kilometer (0.93-mile) bike path have been built to connect it to the town's network.

The building is rectangular, is 25 meters (82 feet) tall, and displays a highly efficient skin of opaline glazing with portions of clear glass. The production center that it hosts has already started operating.