Investment in eFuels highlights Porsche's electrification plans
Porsche plans to gradually electrify its car lineup and make the 80% sold by 2030 electric vehicles ... as Porsche has announced several times.
According to reports by Automotive News Europe and others,
"We aim to make only the iconic Porsche 911 model the only internal combustion engine model in existence."
Said a Porsche executive.
Porsche is currently attracting attention from various people, including activist environmentalists, because it is currently investing in synthetic fuels (eFuels) and seeking permission from the EU to sell gasoline engine cars even after 2035. .
Porsche has so far not outlined plans to eventually have only one internal combustion engine model (the 911), but its investment in Chilean energy company HIF Global has brought it closer to eFuels. In other words, it seems likely that the 911 will continue to exist as an ICE car with synthetic fuel even after 2035 (in the current plan).
In 2030, Porsche sales volume 80% will be EV, and the remaining 20% will be 911
Karl Dums, head of Porsche's eFuels team, said Porsche plans to go electric first with the Macan, followed by the 718 Cayman, 718 Boxster and Cayenne. I plan to.
And the 911 model is supposed to be an exception.
By the way, the number of 911 sold in 2022 accounted for 13% of the total Porsche sales, so that means that ``By 2030, 80% of the sales volume will be electric vehicles'' The remaining 20% is said to be `` I think it's referring to 911.
According to Dams:
"Our strategy at Porsche is to switch to electrification, and for the 911 we intend to produce the one with the internal combustion engine for as long as possible."
That's what I'm talking about. Furthermore
"Porsche's EV plans and investments in synthetic fuels are separate things."
“HIF Global’s synthetic fuels are more targeted to the aviation industry and heavy-duty vehicles, as passenger cars are almost all electrified.”
Tomo.
Automotive and business experts believe synthetic fuels will only be used in niche high-end models, and big automakers have already invested $1.2 trillion in electrifying their cars. These major automakers are unlikely to produce new synthetic fuel models after 2035.
And some smaller automakers want to sell premium, high-performance synthetic-fuel models to wealthy customers who can afford expensive synthetic fuels, currently said to cost up to $12.90 per liter. That's what I'm thinking.
Regarding the Porsche 911, since Mr. Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche, has already announced that a hybrid model will be prepared at some point, I think that there will be a 911 equipped with some kind of electric assist in the future (lineup prepared as one of the ?).
Still, at least Porsche is trying to keep the 911 as an internal combustion engine car between hybrid and synthetic fuel, so until around 2030, the 911 will also have a model as a gasoline engine car. It seems.
Source:
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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