James Bond will be ditching gas-guzzling V-8s and V-12s in favour of an eco-friendly electric car for the next instalment of the franchise. The new movie, set to be released next year, will be the 25th Bond film and the final movie to feature Daniel Craig as 007.
Of course, because it’s James Bond, his new Electric Vehicle will still be an Aston Martin. An unnamed source told The Sun that the film’s director is “a total tree-hugger” who has been working with Aston to get one of its upcoming electric cars ready for the movie. The source said the EV is “going to be the centre of an incredible action sequence” and went on to add that the movie will still have “all the high-tech gadgets” that we expect from a Bond vehicle.
The most likely candidate is the Rapide E sedan, which is set to enter production by the end of 2019. Based on the standard gas-powered Rapide, the Rapide E will have a 65.0-kWh battery pack, two electric motors that produce more than 600 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque, and a range of more than 200 miles.
The Sun‘s source said that the movie’s producers feel “the time is right to put him in a zero-emission vehicle,” and we have to agree. There’s also the possibility that the movie car could be the upcoming DBX crossover, which is due to be revealed later this year. While it will debut with a V-8 engine, an all-electric version of the SUV is expected down the line, and it could appear in the movie in prototype form.
