Porsche’s chief executive doesn’t like the idea of select Italian supercar manufacturers being granted special exemptions from European Union regulations.
Earlier this week, the Minister for Ecological Transition in Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s administration, Roberto Cingolani, said a deal with the EU could allow small low-volume Italian carmakers to continue building gas-powered models beyond 2035, a date being targeted by the EU to ban the sale of new ICE vehicles.
However, while speaking with Bloomberg at the Munich Motor Show, Porsche chief executive Oliver Blume suggested that such an exemption simply wouldn’t be reasonable.
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Blume said that everyone must contribute to the fight against climate change, despite companies like Lamborghini and Ferrari only selling a small number of cars. He also cited the performance benefits of electric vehicles.
“Electric in the next decade will be unbeatable,” Blume said. “De-carbonization is a global question and everybody has to contribute.”
Obviously, Porsche and Lamborghini are both part of the VW Group but the former is shifting its range to electric power at a more rapid pace than Lamborghini is. However, that’s not to say the Italian brand isn’t doing its part to fight climate change and overhaul its line-up. In fact, the successors to the Aventador and Huracan will be hybrids, while the automaker will also launch its first all-electric vehicle sometime after 2025.
Similarly, Ferrari is also electrifying its line-up and has even embraced the move to electrification despite internal combustion engines being integral to the allure of the brand for so many decades. Ferrari’s first EV will launch by 2025.
