• Porsche will no longer sell diesel cars.
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Porsche will no longer sell diesel cars. The official announcement that finally consigns diesel versions of the Cayenne and Macan SUVs, as well as the Panamera 4-door, to the history books comes off the back of Porsche’s pause in diesel car production earlier this year.   Porsche had stopped production of all of its diesel-powered models in light of growing consumer scepticism over such vehicles and a growing interest in hybrid and pure electric technology. Now it seems there will be no reprieve.  Porsche plans to invest six billion euros in electrified car technology by 2022 and points out that 63% of Panameras sold in Europe are already hybrids. By contrast, demand for Porsche diesels is down in line with the decline in popularity of diesel cars across the market. Only 12% of Porsche's worldwide sales in 2017 were diesel powered.   “Porsche is not demonising diesel” said Porsche CEO, Oliver Blume. “It is, and will remain, an important propulsion technology. We as a sports car manufacturer, however, for whom diesel has always played a secondary role, have come to the conclusion that we would like our future to be diesel-free. Naturally we will continue to look after our existing diesel customers with the professionalism they expect,”  https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/102691/no-more-porsche-diesel-cars-as-the-firm-abandons-the-fuel
Yeah, this isn't surprising at all... Porsche to recall 60,000 Cayenne, Macan diesels in Europe Porsche will recall nearly 60,000 diesel SUVs in Europe because German authorities say they have illegal emissions-cheating software, Bloomberg reports. The German regular KBA says the recall affects 52,831 Macans with the 3.0-liter turbodiesel V6 engine and 6,755 Cayennes with the 4.2-liter turbodiesel V8. Not sure if this is widely known but they developed software which would recognise if they car was being tested for emissions and in that case lower the power of the engine and also the emission output so it would pass regulations. As soon as the car was back on the road it would turn back into regular "fuck the environment" mode.
I didn't even know they sold Diesels to be honest. But good.
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