In this week’s Autocar confidential, we unveil the unlikely inspiration for Everrati’s electric 911, Bentley’s commitment to sustainable leather and the possibility of a future lithium shortage in the latter part of the decade.
Charging less for EVs
How’s this for a win-win? Mercedes-Benz boss Ola Källenius has outlined his aim for the firm to speed up its electrification shift while maintaining profit margins. He said: “The cost of batteries and other components of the electric drivetrain is gradually coming down, which will accelerate the shift and aid profitability.” So we get cheaper EVs sooner while Merc invests in improving them more quickly.
Climate change
What possesses someone to put an EV motor in a 964-gen Porsche 911? Let’s ask Justin Lunny, CEO of conversion specialist Everrati. “My daughter was having nightmares about climate change, genuinely screaming and worrying about the world flooding,” he explained. “Secondly, I saw Harry and Meghan drive away from Windsor Castle in an electric Jaguar E-Type.” If classic EVs are good enough for royalty…
Lithium shortage
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@linabi below works from home since his lithium has been depleted.
I wonder why AUTOCAR waits until 2028 to erase all those ads. We, the readers, wish these pages to be free for automotive subjects only.
So a fool cell developer spins a story about running low on lithium in 7 years, no bias there then.
ps a bev battery has exactly the the same amount lithium at the end of it's life as it did at the start, it can, and does, get recycled.