Porsche has abandoned its sales targets for electric vehicles amid waning demand from customers. The Telegraph has the story.
The German car manufacturer previously said that EVs would account for 80% of its new vehicle sales by 2030. But bosses have now watered down that goal, saying sales will depend on uptake and how the technology develops around the world.
It comes after a slew of rival car companies watered down plans for electric models, cast doubt on customer enthusiasm for the technology and expressed support for low-carbon alternatives to petrol known as e-fuels.
Porsche said: “The transition to electric vehicles will take longer than we assumed five years ago.
“Our product strategy is set up such that we could deliver over 80% of our vehicles as all electric in 2030 – dependent on customer demand and the development of electromobility.”
Oliver Blume, Porsche’s Chief Executive, said as recently as March that the company would “stay true” to its target.
However, Porsche has also been keen to emphasise its ability to react to swings in demand, with its factory in Leipzig capable of making fully electric cars, plug-in hybrids and combustion engines on one production line.
Carmakers including Mercedes-Benz and Renault have scaled back their EV targets in recent months and even Tesla has softened its sales forecasts amid signs consumers are reluctant to make the switch from petrol and diesel models.
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Good thought provoking article and it made a lot of sense, where, if only zero & one matter then that is the sum of modern western life where, one (I/ me) only count and all the rest is less than and relative to me.
Is it not closely related to the policy of language manipulation, i.e. changing the meaning of one thing or another, so as to promote it as if it was something else. Perhaps someone will create a new Zero Intelligence Party (ZIP)!
ZIP. awesome.
e^(i pi) + 1 = 0
I think ‘zero’ has its uses when it comes to the C1984 and ‘health savings measures’ as in ‘I am not interested so button it.’
Zero alcohol drinks – that’s almost oxymoronic.
The song “Saved By Zero” by The Fixx comes to mind.
Forget about Net Zero, we need Real Zero.
Considering that our very bodies generate energy with the help of exothermic reactions creating carbon dioxide as waste product, the Gretna is either unusually thick or she must be calling for the extermination of all breathing animals on this planet.
Its the first of your suggestions. She’s obviously missed a lot of school and hasn’t handed any biology homework in, that’s plain to see. I think she is also keen of seeing at least a partial extermination of the human race. Not people like her, you understand. People like us…
ZERO in respect of NET ZERO meant ZERO discussion. —- ZERO questions were ever asked by any MP of any major party as to the cost /benefit. It was simply waved through. ————–When you ask ZERO questions you get ZERO answers. So, for the estimated one and a half trillion quid that this ZERO is costing, what we get in return is the biggest fattest ZERO ever. An astronomical sum of money for ZERO in return. ZERO Benefit to anyone or to the climate. Infact in might even be close to Absolute ZERO
Damn good points.
Great thought provoking piece James. in Scotland our shite recycling QANGO is called Zero Waste Scotland. The idea of zero waste when Sturgeon has just panicked the flock into wearing more masks to “protect the NHS is lunacy on a cosmic level. Maybe to protect it from patients. Zero tolerance is another pile of mince which is used by every shite organisation from councils to car showrooms. It’s about alleged “violence” but thus is usually only violence in the woke/Sussex sense. it’s designed to shut down criticism or complaint and when people get really frustrated they tend to use sweary words or raise their voice. And can be barred/cancelled. Generally the people complaining have zero concern for their customer and zero intention of doing their job. This is often masked by bogus reference to “mental health”, presaging a nice week off for said zero waster.