Porsche and Bentley halt plans for an all-EV future When Tesla started showcasing the first Model S back in 2013, many were convinced that EVs were the future. This forced many other manufacturers to slowly evolve out of their ICES and embrace the future of the electric car. However, in recent years, it’s been clear that the Electric Car is a bit of a scam. Teslas are, in fact, awful cars, and no one wants an all-electric future. Hence, EV sales are now at a minimum. Read More Porsche Potentially Delays EV Plan: To Continue the Spirit of the ICE So now manufacturers are forced to backtrack to conventional technologies. Porsche, in particular, have suffered deeply. The Taycan was once viewed as brilliant. An EV that carried the spirit of Porsche whilst adapting to this new technology. However, nowadays, Porsche are really struggling to sell Taycans, offering them for almost 60-70% below their official retail value due to the lack of demand. Porsche’s CEO Oliver Blume explained that the brand must adapt to “new market realities,” with the brand investing more than €3.1 billion into its internal combustion engine (ICE) line-up. The 911, Panamera, Cayenne, and upcoming “K1” SUV will remain petrol-powered “well into the 2030s.” Even the current Macan and the upcoming Boxster/Cayman replacement will now feature an ICE. But they’re not the only ones, Bentley are also back-tracking. Under their Beyond100 strategy, they had once planned to ditch petrol entirely by 2035. Now, CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser admitted that EV demand is “not strong enough yet”. He confirmed that the first all-electric Bentley due next year, the follow-ups to the Continental, Flying Spur, and Bentayga will all be either purely petrol-powered or hybrid-powered. Bentley and Porsche are not the only ones under this anti-EV path. The entire Volkswagen group is also under this duress. Audi recently scrapped its EV-only target last year, delaying its all-electric plan until after 2033. Lamborghini will likely never make a full EV, and even Volkswagen will likely backtrack on making an all-electric Golf. In short, Volkswagen may very well have another emissions scandal. There’s no denying that it’s governments to blame for this lack of EV drive. By not providing any incentive to buy an EV, of course, customers are going to favour the traditional ICE. It’s tough to say what the future holds for these manufacturers, but at least it means normal petrolheads like us can still dream and desire the glorious engines still being a part of these cars. Source Autocar
