Porsche CEO Oliver Blume tells Bloomberg
Last week the Italian government responded to a proposed regulation banning combustion engines in Europe (EU) in 2035.
"Hmm, but it's not that big, it's a supercar, and Ferrari and Lamborghini can be exempt from regulation, right?"
It was reported that he had the hope.
Oh, I wonder if it's such a light remark (laughs). Well, the content is like that.
In response, Porsche AG CEO Oliver Blume told Bloomberg, "No, no such exception is totally useless."
The reason for that "no good" is not only that electric cars have higher performance than combustion engine cars, but that everyone must contribute to the fight against climate change in the first place. "
No matter how small the number of cars produced, Ferrari and Lamborghini have to deal with them equally.
Porsche currently has a fully electric car called Taycan and has already produced many other hybrid models, but Ferrari and Lamborghini have almost no electric car production yet, so Porsche As for this, it may be a place where you want to attack exactly.
According to Oliver Blume, electric vehicles will be invincible in the next 10 years, denying the merit of high performance because it is an internal combustion engine in future vehicles.
Anyway, I would like to say, "Decarbonization is a global problem, so everyone must contribute."
Well, it's true that if it's a completely different region from the world, even though it's a fairly neighboring country in the same EU, "only Ferrari and Lamborghini can continue to manufacture and sell gasoline cars." You can also see that other manufacturers will feel unfair even if they are not Porsche.
by the way,Lamborghini is a manufacturer under the same VW group as Porsche.. But Lamborghini is a little late when it comes to electrifying cars.
Although we hope to reduce emissions by 50% over the next four years, the V12 engine is Lamborghini's identity, and we will fight to maintain it, said Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini's chief technical responsibility. I am.
As for Ferrari, it is certain that it plans to release the first fully electric vehicle by 2025 and is firmly taking measures against EU2035 regulations.
Who wants Lamborghini and Ferrari exemptions?
Therefore, is this Italian government's opinion that "these two companies are an exception" a proposal that the Italian government has (in a sense, arbitrarily) to protect the Italian industry, or lobbying from each manufacturer side. It seems that it is unknown whether it was issued as a result of.
I don't know what will happen in the future, but it seems that various changes will occur in the next 10 to 15 years, not just this time.
I think it's really hard for companies to keep up with those changes, but I wonder if it's going to be hard for users to keep up with those changes (emotionally?).
But I think it's interesting to be able to live in an era where you can enjoy such changes, so I would like to continue to enjoy various changes ~ ^^
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◆ Porsche CEO Says Ferrari, Lamborghini Shouldn't Be Exempt From EU Combustion Engine Ban
◆ Italy Wants to Exempt Lamborghini and Ferrari From Future Gas Engine Ban
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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