Volkswagen’s brand CEO Thomas Schafer has put the idea of e-fuels on blast, going against the business direction of fellow VW Group brand Porsche. While Germany has just successfully overturned a proposition from the European Parliament to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine cars by 2035, the head of one of the world’s largest car brands is focused on battery electric cars. When asked by Automotive News Europe for his opinion on the matter, Schafer - who is the CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand, not the Volkswagen Group overall - didn’t mince words.
Porsche and international partners working with the Chilean operating company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF) have started the industrial production of synthetic fuels. The details.