Ferrari's first ever electric car sold for record $40m at auction

The update

The Luce's launch drew backlash from some commentators who said it broke from the brand's signature dramatic styling

The impact

The significance lies in what happens next: BBC notes that responses are already forming.

The ferrari backdrop

BBC places this within a longer arc of developments around ferrari, ever, electric, car, sold.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our ferrari read

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of ferrari, ever, electric, car, sold: The Luce's launch drew backlash from some commentators who said it broke from the brand's signature dramatic styling.