Apple shareholder since IPO in 1980 buys Ferrari’s first EV, designed by Jony Ive
Florida billionaire Herbert Wertheim purchased the first production Ferrari Luce for forty million dollars. This groundbreaking electric vehicle was designed with input from former Apple design chief Jony Ive. The unique car, known as Chassis Zero, fetched an astonishing price at auction. Wertheim, a long-time Apple shareholder, acquired the vehicle at an RM Sotheby's event. The entire sale…
Herbert A. Wertheim, a 87-year-old Florida billionaire and long-time Apple shareholder since the company's 1980 IPO, has purchased the first production Ferrari Luce, the automaker's first fully electric vehicle. Wertheim, who holds onto his investments for decades, paid $40 million for the car at an RM Sotheby’s auction in Monterey, far exceeding the $1.1 million presale estimate.
The Ferrari Luce, designated as Chassis 0, was a collaborative effort between Ferrari and LoveFrom, the design studio founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson. This marks the first time Ferrari has produced an electric production car, using four electric motors that generate 1,036 horsepower. The vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of approximately 193 mph, with a range of about 329 miles under the WLTP standard.
Wertheim's purchase of the Ferrari Luce will benefit the Ferrari Foundation, with the entire $40 million hammer price going to the foundation.
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