It has finally happened.

After months of teasers, a steady drip-feed of official details, and one of the most hotly debated interior reveals in automotive history, Ferrari has officially become an electric car manufacture.

Ferrari has pulled the covers off the Ferrari Luce, bringing years of rumours, speculation, and endless arguments about whether the brand from Maranello should even build a battery-electric car to an end.

Unveiled overnight in Rome, Italy, the Luce doesn’t replace anything in Ferrari’s current lineup, nor is it simply an electric version of an existing model. Instead, Ferrari says it has created an entirely new type of Prancing Horse.

The Italian automaker marked the occasion with a brief livestream, an exclusive preview for select media – including CarExpert’s Paul Maric – alongside a sprawling press release stretching almost 11,000 words detailing the thinking behind its first EV.