Porsche is ready for the first trials of its new synthetic fuel to begin. Supplied Porsche is working hard on synthetic fuels, which will allow it to keep building combustion-based cars like the 911 for longer while keeping emissions down. As of last year, Porsche has been working with energy firms Siemens Energy, AME and Enel and the Chilean petroleum company ENAP to develop a plant for the commercial production of synthetic fuels. Supplied Electric cars remain important to Porsche though, with the Taycan leading the charge. According to Walliser, synthetic fuels have fewer components than conventional fuel – eight to ten compared to between 30 and 40 – and the synthetic option has no by-products, because it’s artificial.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2021 01:41 UTC