The Volkswagen Group has changed its strategy and now looks favorably on synthetic fuels. Oliver Blume, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, points out that synthetic fuels must complement electric cars in the emerging era of sustainable mobility.
The decisions made by a colossus of the European automotive industry as important as the Volkswagen Group must be carefully analyzed. In recent times, this automobile conglomerate has launched all the machinery with the aim of carrying out an ambitious process of transition to the electric car. However, in the nascent era of sustainable mobility that is already on the horizon, the battery electric car will not be the only technology that prevails. Or at least that’s how the new leader of this company understands it.
Oliver Blume, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, has made some very interesting statements to a specialized German media. Some comments that show a change of position in relation to synthetic fuels. Blume, successor to Herbert Diess, has an opinion regarding so-called “e-fuels”. An opinion that opens the door to true support for its development.
The electric car will coexist with synthetic fuels
The head of the Volkswagen Group points out that synthetic fuels will complement electric cars. What’s more, Blume goes a step further by stating that even decades from now, there will still be thermal cars. The reason? Synthetic fuels will contribute to a rapid reduction in CO2 emissions.
To a certain extent, this change in position of the Volkswagen Group should not surprise us. The Porsche brand, which has been led by Blume, has made its position clear regarding synthetic fuels. That is why, when the change from Diess to Blume materializes, that impulse is transferred to the automobile group as a whole.
It is not enough to bet everything on the electric car
The new CEO of the Volkswagen Group has decided look beyond Europe. It is true that on the European horizon of the Old Continent there is an environment in which 100% electric mobility will be the protagonist. Now, Volkswagen is a global company. It is too risky to “put all your eggs in one basket.” That is why other large companies such as Toyota or BMW are allocating numerous resources to the development of hydrogen engines.
Taking into account that in Europe, if things do not change, synthetic fuels may be relegated to an elitist market niche and, therefore, very small, the Volkswagen Group will promote their development to offer them as an alternative to the electric car beyond our borders.
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