Porsche is serious about proving that its synthetic fuel is a viable alternative to gasoline in an increasingly electrified world. The company announced all of the cars that will compete in the 2024 Supercup series will burn the e-fuel it manufactures in a plant in southern Chile.
Porsche makes several types of e-fuels in the Haru Oni plant it operates in the southern part of Chile; the location was chosen because it's one of the windiest regions on the planet. The company notes that there's no need to make any mechanical modifications before feeding the Supercup-bound cars its ready-for-racing e-fuel blend, though it points out that the engine control unit's software needs to be updated.
The 2024 Supercup season starts in Imola, Italy, on May 19 and ends in Monza, Italy, on September 1. Porsche expects to burn over 13,000 gallons of e-fuel during the season. In previous years, the company's Supercup race cars have burned a blend of regular and synthetic fuels.