[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/can-porsches-synthetic-fuel-save-combustion-cars\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/can-porsches-synthetic-fuel-save-combustion-cars\/","headline":"Can Porsche’s Synthetic Fuel Save Combustion Cars?","name":"Can Porsche’s Synthetic Fuel Save Combustion Cars?","description":"Porsche leads the charge in synthetic fuel production With the electric car revolution showing no signs of slowing, it would seem that combustion engine cars are surely doomed. However, recent news of synthetic fuel has got many motorists wondering if the age of combustion engines isn\u2019t quite over. With Volvo recently announcing their plans to go electric-only in the near future, with other manufacturers such as Jaguar and Jeep previously announcing similar goals, the march towards electric and hybrid cars […]","datePublished":"2021-03-22","dateModified":"2021-03-24","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/#Person","name":"Isabelle Lawrence","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/isabelle-lawrence\/","identifier":30,"description":"Max Wheeler is a leading motoring journalist and classic car specialist at Smart Motoring, renowned for his sharp insight and infectious passion for all things automotive. With years of experience covering motoring news, supercars, and the enduring legacy of classic cars, Max brings stories to life with style and authority. 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Dedicated to celebrating the heritage and future of driving, Max Wheeler is your trusted voice for classic car news and beyond.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d331506e3c530b5ec4930c30a01ed8cc29b0537227573ae5da98f559e681401?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8d331506e3c530b5ec4930c30a01ed8cc29b0537227573ae5da98f559e681401?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Smart Motoring","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/smart-motoring_news_logo_g-e1765846726493.webp","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Porsches-Synthetic-Fuel-feature.jpg","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Porsches-Synthetic-Fuel-feature.jpg","height":520,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/can-porsches-synthetic-fuel-save-combustion-cars\/","about":["Cars","LATEST CAR NEWS","Porsche"],"wordCount":517,"keywords":["porsche","Synthetic Fuel"],"articleBody":"Porsche leads the charge in synthetic fuel productionWith the electric car revolution showing no signs of slowing, it would seem that combustion engine cars are surely doomed. However, recent news of synthetic fuel has got many motorists wondering if the age of combustion engines isn\u2019t quite over.With Volvo recently announcing their plans to go electric-only in the near future, with other manufacturers such as Jaguar and Jeep previously announcing similar goals, the march towards electric and hybrid cars is fully in motion. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles haven\u2019t successfully taken off, diesel vehicles have been punished despite polluting less CO2 and petrol vehicles will likely be labelled as \u2018spawn of the devil\u2019 by 2030.And now, Porsche has brought synthetic fuels to the attention of the world once again.Although it\u2019s certainly not a new concept, synthetic fuel has recently made news thanks to Porsche\u2019s bold advancements in the production of said fuel. Described as a \u2018huge investment\u2019 in a \u2018global effort to reduce the CO2 impact of the transportation sector\u2019 Porsche are exploring ways to keep petrol cars viable without harming the environment.Porsche have announced that their synthetic fuel will begin trials in 2022 in \u2018very, very small volume\u2019. A pilot plant has been built in the south of Chile which uses the strong winds to generate power from wind turbines and is set to begin the production of synthetic fuel, or e-fuel, in 2022.Starting with a small quantity of e-fuel produced in 2022, production will then be scaled up to 55 million litres of e-fuel by 2024 with plans to then scale up to 550 million litres by 2026, if all goes according to plan. To put it into perspective, the UK alone consumes around 46 billion litres of petrol and diesel each year so 550 million litres is certainly a good start but not enough to make a large impact.\u201cTheir advantages lie in their ease of application: e-fuels can be used in combustion engines and plug-in hybrids, and can make use of the existing network of filling stations.\u201d – Porsche CEO Oliver Blume Head of Porsche Motorsport, Frank Walliser AKA \u2018Mr 911\u2019, outlined the benefits: “Synthetic fuels have around 8-10 components, where today’s fuels have between 30 and 40. As it’s an artificial, synthetic fuel, you have no by-products, so it’s way cleaner – everything positive for the engine.While e-fuels may not be the replacement for electric batteries in passenger cars, it could be the fuel method to replace petrol in aircraft, ships, heavy goods and construction vehicles as batteries are not suitable for these types of vehicles.Furthermore, e-fuels are only \u2018environmentally-friendly\u2019 if they are produced in an environmentally-friendly way. If the production plant is burning fuel to create the e-fuel then it can totally defeat the purpose and the installation of things like wind turbines is expensive, thus driving up the price of the e-fuel making it less viable, so it seems we still have many things to work out.Let us know what you think about e-fuels, in the comments!If you enjoyed this, you may also like: \u2018Arrival UK-Based Modular Electric Panel Van\u2019"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Latest News","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can Porsche’s Synthetic Fuel Save Combustion Cars?","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/latest-news\/can-porsches-synthetic-fuel-save-combustion-cars\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]