Porsche: Testing eFuels on the track
TIMELY FUTURE ExxonMobil and Porsche are using renewable fuel in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. As part of the one-make cup, all new 911 GT3 Cup sports cars will initially run on Esso Renewable Racing Fuel from the 2021 season. Porsche and ExxonMobil are using the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup to demonstrate the suitability of renewable, synthetic fuels under the toughest operating conditions. [...]
Porsche and ExxonMobil are using the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup to demonstrate the suitability of renewable, synthetic fuels under the toughest operating conditions. In the course of the 2022 season, eFuels produced from hydrogen and CO₂ captured from the air will then be used.
Based on an advanced biofuel
The first racetrack test with the latest fuel is scheduled for Zandvoort in the Netherlands. There - as in the entire 2021 season - the first version of Esso Renewable Racing Fuels will be used.
This is based primarily on an advanced biofuel whose raw materials consist of organic waste. On this basis, an ExxonMobil team of scientists and engineers composed a racing fuel that has shown the potential for reductions in CO₂ emissions in initial tests.
Reduction of CO₂ emissions by up to 85 percent
Over the course of the 2022 season, the two companies plan to use the second version of Esso Renewable Racing Fuels, which consists largely of eFuels. These are the focus of the collaboration between ExxonMobil and Porsche.
Energy comes from hydrogen and carbon dioxide
eFuels are synthetic fuels produced with renewable energy from hydrogen and carbon dioxide in the air. With the eFuel-based Esso Renewable Racing Fuel, a reduction in CO₂ emissions of up to 85 percent is possible if it meets the current fuel standard after the blending required for this purpose.
