Can Porsche's E-Fuel save gas cars? 

Yessss! I made the dry erase board!! Thanks Fred, always enjoy the energy and content of your uploads! Thanks for keeping it going!

Fred Totally agree with you on EV’s One thing that most are not talking about, is the strip mining that occurs to remove the rare earth minerals, and it will not be long before consumers become aware of this, and will not want any part of it Great podcast today, you are doing a awesome job, keep it coming

Interesting view of EV's and other options. Well articulated perspective, including the complexity of transitioning highly integrated/refined processes. Also enjoyed the updates on the Lemons project! Thanks!

That's why I'm here. E-fuel...very interesting and a game changer. Fred need the low down on Z06 production. Word on the street is 1200 cars and production ending. I'm in New Zealand. Incredible country and $10 a gal gas. No C8's, 1 escalade and a ton of Hilux diesels. Also very cool small diesel campers.

Well done video on these topics Fred. I've been saying some of these things for years on forums and youtube. Have a good week.

You’re absolutely correct about the EVs Fred.

Fred, Very informative! I was not aware of E-fuel technology, so I found that interesting. Since I am in my 70's I have no fear of my beloved gasoline guzzling car being replaced. A friend has a Tesla Plaid. When he gave me a ride, although you could feel the acceleration, there was no thrill. I remember my C5R-427 engine roaring as I accelerated and that sensation was the complete package. Since I live in the Southeast, AKA Nascar country. I envision all these EV cars going around Atlanta Motor Speedway humming. And all the seats for the fans are empty! Now for my pet peeve. All of this is driven by global warming, but IMHO there is a disconnect. The US & EU are pushing hard, spending hundreds of billions, but as we restrict CO2, there are other areas of the globe, especially China and the rest of Asia, building coal fired plants faster than we can close ours. Over the last 20 years, as EU & US decreased CO2, global CO2 has increased by 50% (10 billion tonnes.) China, India, and the rest of Asia are adding more than 200 coal fired plants. I can understand why, because China has large deposits of coal and it is a cheap source of energy. I feel that we are chasing our tails. The reduction EU and US accomplished is meaningless. Even looking at EV cars, per capita, EU is first, US second, China 3rd. For a plan to reduce an alleged global ELE, you need global buy-in. Stepping down from my soap box... Sully

I’m slow to comment this time but enjoyed it just as much. I too, am an engineer who works in renewable energy and I find myself, once again, in violent agreement with you. 🤓

I do look forward to the C8 HTC Sunday Cruise for Ice Cream. And, any other days I have left at age 68 to put my right foot on the pedal and enjoy stepping out in the C8. The changes we face in the Automotive Industry may not all be to our liking, but having a vehicle that you can drive off a showroom floor and go 0-60 in under 3 seconds and maybe 2 seconds is appealing to me no matter if it is powered by cow flatulence. The jury is still out on if I want to purchase and ERAY and the position on the MM ZO6 list keeps going down every so slightly, now at 1530 (dropped 143 spots so far). I’d like to see the C9s as I imagine we are going to be in for who knows what? Not to say there may be other offerings from other manufacturers as I’m not brand specific. My 2009 Mustang GT is at the dealership today getting new shoes (Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s). Great to see you Friday Fred! I got my Ticket on 2/28 for Carlisle and hope to go there on Friday 8/25. Would be great to see you there! Great Vlog as always! Some of the Engineer’s perspective is occasionally above my Pay Grade lol! Fantastic to hear about your car club! I doubt I could make the meetings and cruises, but I’d like to hear more.

My takeaway from this is here in the Southwest E-fuel prices will be over $10 a gallon since water is at a premium. I would love to have this be a reality because I'm not too jazzed about EVs. I like how quick some of them are but the reduction of power as the battery is depleted really bothers me. When my Stinger is at a 1/4 tank, I have the same power that I have at a full tank of fuel. No so true with EVs! What about people that live in a Condo or Apartments? They often do not have the ability to plug in. My daughter lived in a townhome community, and they had two charging points for over 100 residents. I'm sure some of them had a charge point in the garage but that's not always the case. Quite often when I went over there, I would see ICE cars parked at the charging points blocking the EVs from charging. We are just not ready for EVs on a massive scale.

I have read a bit about carbon neutral fuel before and have high hopes for it. I'm a bit pessimistic about the cost but at any "reasonable" level, it will be the savior of collector cars. I could certainly see a severe limitation on access to gasoline and high price plus potentially a limitation on the use of such ICE cars at some point in the future. If E-Fuel gets reasonable enough, it might make the switch over to electric far more painless as there will still be a choice. It could also extend the life of the manufacturing of hybrids which I find to be the best of both worlds. I also agree that minerals for batteries may become more difficult to get and the problems and pollution involved in the access to them better known to the public who is being indoctrinated into the EV direction. Most of the younger generation will embrace the EV's but there are ICE vehicles that are too important to end up as only museum specimens with lesser ones ending up in wreaking yards if fuel is cost prohibitive for them. Jalopnic says E- Fuel plants are planned for Tasmania and Texas. Another point...I don't expect the cost of electricity to go down and have heard that the cost of "fueling" an EV is now more expensive than a gasoline powered vehicle. Happy to hear the race car project is progressing well. I would never have thought of dry ice....

If anyone can do it, it is Ze Germans! Most people don’t know this, but for the last 1-2 years of WWII, after the Allies cut off their oil supply, the Germans made most of their gasoline from coal, a feat never performed before or since. Those guys are true alchemists.