I share your sentiment and the fact of the matter is; if Porsche and others don’t spend the time and money developing EVs we’ll never have lightweight and power dense EVs. The promise apparently is in solid state batteries. However, the problem that will remain is in making these batteries, the mining, refining and assembly of them isn’t exactly zero emissions and the most troubling thing is their finite life expectancy. Manufactures have to change their mindsets of making disposible products simply to increase profit margins. Unless all that happens, the idea of a zero emission vehicle or one that’s “good for the planet” is laughable.
718 Boxster/Cayman [Renders] 2023 Porsche 718 models are BEVs
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The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are mid-engine two-seater sports cars manufactured and marketed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche across four generations—as a two-door, two-seater roadster (Boxster) and a three-door, two-seater fastback coupé (Cayman). Since the introduction of the fourth generation in 2016, the two models have been marketed as the Porsche 718 Boxster and Porsche 718 Cayman.
I share your sentiment and the fact of the matter is; if Porsche and others don’t spend the time and money developing EVs we’ll never have lightweight and power dense EVs. The promise apparently is in solid state batteries. However, the problem that will remain is in making these batteries, the mining, refining and assembly of them isn’t exactly zero emissions and the most troubling thing is their finite life expectancy. Manufactures have to change their mindsets of making disposible products simply to increase profit margins. Unless all that happens, the idea of a zero emission vehicle or one that’s “good for the planet” is laughable.
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Yeah - that's potentially prime carwow material. 911 Turbo S vs BEV baby Porker.
It’s happening in every industry but you can still find those that focus on quality and longevity, of course everything comes at a premium.
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