On par with fossil?
Porsche sees a future in synthetic fuels, but hopes that governments can give them a helping hand. If synthetic fuel does not come at least on a par with fossil fuel, things will be difficult, Porsche fears.
If we want to be able to enjoy cars with a fuel engine for a long time to come, then synthetic fuel may be a solution. In any case, Porsche fully believes in it and is already investing heavily in it. In a specially equipped factory in Chile, Porsche wants to be able to produce 550 million liters of the product per year by 2027. Extensive future plans that Porsche has with this, according to its own words, ‘CO2-neutral’ fuel, are not yet known. However, Porsche is already pushing for a ‘fair’ consumer price for synthetic fuel.
Porsche board member Barbara Frenkel advocates according to Automobilweek financial incentives from governments. She believes that this can be done by taxing fossil fuels more heavily, but rather by making synthetic fuel more affordable. Frenkel believes that financial incentives should level the prices in any case. “Now this fuel is still much too expensive for us to use.” That while it is a possible environmentally and climate-friendly alternative. According to the medium, Frenkel emphasizes that many cars with a fuel engine will be driving around for a long time after 2035, even if only new electric cars are sold in the EU. Synthetic fuel may then be badly needed to make that car cleaner.
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