DB Schenker greens Porsche logistics: E-Racer on tour
DB Schenker and Porsche Motorsport are taking an important step towards climate neutrality together. As sustainably as possible, they are sending the electrically powered racing car prototype GT4 e-Performance on a world tour. While the E-Racer visits selected stops, the Schenker Group organizes sustainable logistics by choosing the most environmentally friendly means of transport for the total of 13,000 kilometers. The starting signal for the GT4 e-Performance Tour will be given at the end of January with the legendary GP Ice Race in Zell am See, Austria. From there it goes by ship, train, and truck to other events in Europe, the USA, and Asia.
With Porsche, we share that the topic of sustainability is firmly anchored in the corporate strategy, explains DB Schenker in a press release from November 22, 2022. The company has set itself the goal of becoming the world's leading provider of green logistics. The partnership with Porsche is now pushing green mobility a big step forward, says Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker.
“On the tour, we can demonstrate our progress in developing environmentally friendly transport and logistics solutions around the world.”
The customized logistics solution for the GT4 e-Performance Tour includes fully electric trucks and environmentally friendly and emission-free rail transport for the transportation of the concept vehicles, as well as sea freight with maritime biofuel. This primarily uses recycled cooking fats. As a partner of the tour, DB Schenker aims to engage new target groups for green logistics through the project.
Barbara Frenkel, Member of the Executive Board for Procurement at Porsche, explains:
"Together, we want to set impulses for more sustainability. Porsche has an ambitious sustainability strategy that we implement together with our suppliers. We are working towards making our value chain CO2-neutral by 2030. This also includes a CO2-neutral usage phase for future battery-operated models."
Prototype for All-Electric Customer Motorsport
With the GT4 e-Performance, Porsche introduces motorsport to a possible future in customer racing with all-electric race cars. It relies on the technology components of the IAA concept study Mission R, which Porsche presented as a vision in 2021 and has now realized. The body consists, among other things, of composite materials based on natural fibers. On its tour, the unsellable prototype aims to fascinate fans and potential customer teams around the world. At the same time, the electric race car collects valuable data and insights for a possible future not just in motorsport.
The world tour begins with the prestigious GP Ice Race in Zell am See from January 27 to 29, 2023. From there, it moves on to the USA, where the electric concept vehicle will appear at the famous Grand Prix in Long Beach in April, among other events. In the second half of the year, events in the Asia-Pacific region are on the agenda.
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