Porsche: 718 Cayman GT4 RS sprints with eFuel 🎥
ALTERNATIVE Following their world premiere in Los Angeles, the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS and its Clubsport variant also caused a stir at the GP Ice Race in Zell am See. They were fueled with renewable gasoline.
The 718 Cayman GT4 RS scores with elaborate aerodynamics and impressive sound.
The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS is a driver's car that scores with lightweight construction, a particularly agile chassis setup, elaborate aerodynamics and an impressive sound backdrop.
At its first European appearance in Zell am See, the top model of the 718 family was able to demonstrate all this - and with a significant reduction in CO2.
Fuel from food waste
The GT4 RSs were powered by synthetic fuels that can make an important contribution to significantly reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector. In this case, it was renewable gasoline based on an advanced biofuel made from food waste products.
This fuel has already proven its suitability for use in high-performance engines in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, where the 911 GT3 Cup race cars of all teams were fueled with it in every race of the 2021 season.
Reduction of CO2 emissions in transport
Porsche Board Member for Development Michael Steiner: "Given the large number of vehicles - around 1.3 billion worldwide - the ramp-up of electromobility is not happening fast enough to meet the Paris climate targets."
To drive development forward, the go-ahead was given a few weeks ago for Porsche to build a factory for the production of eFuels. These are fuels produced from wind energy with the help of electric current. Water is broken down into its components hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) by electrolysis. The hydrogen is then processed with CO2 extracted from the air to produce eMethanol.
In the next step, methanol-to-gasoline synthesis, this is turned into a synthetic raw gasoline that is processed into a standard-compliant gasoline fuel that can be used in all gasoline engines.
Use for the time being in motor sports and classic cars
From 2022, the pilot plant is expected to produce around 130,000 liters of eFuels per year. Porsche will purchase this volume in full and initially use the renewable synthetic fuel primarily in motor sports. In addition, Porsche will use the eFuels in its own models with combustion engines - including classic vehicles.
Rally legend Walter Röhrl: "We urgently need a solution for the sustainable operation of existing fleets. Green fuels can achieve this goal. They are a sensible complement to electromobility."
