The decision would give the luxury Italian carmaker "greater freedom on the production scheme," CEO Benedetto Vigna told a Reuters newsmaker event.

Ferrari, which is renowned for its roaring petrol engines, is already producing plug-in hybrid cars and has promised its first full-electric vehicle for 2025.

(Reporting by Lisa Jucca and Giulio Piovaccari; writing by Keith Weir; editing by Alvise Armellini)