Augustin Friedel 🚲 🛴 🛵 🚘

Porsche remains the front runner of automotive innovation. In this case their vision of the future of Porsche in the urban environment is based on the humble ‘bicycle’. Except it’s not… it’s micromobility, as a bicycle, an eCargo vehicle, an eTaxi etc. All of them require advanced efficient motors, gearboxes, electronics, connectivity etc., and this urban landscape is the future battleground for OEMs. The ARAMCO investment into Horse Powertrain is clear evidence that some OEMs are backtracking on EVs and spread betting on ICE and hybrid solutions. The automotive industry continues to flounder around, caught between political green mandates and fossil fuel industry political and financial muscle. Either way, the urban future isn’t for OEMs as it stands. They’ve weathered the storm of SPAC EV wannabes as more and more fall off the perch, but their inability to break their tie to the traditional motorcar design and manufacture and the weight and resource consumption that involves, will see them completely lose the urban personal and commercial transportation battle. The winners will be new lightweight urban vehicle manufacturing specialists, oh, and Porsche.. #environment #urbantransport #zeroemissions #health #cleanair #efficient #lightweight

2