With road transportation accounting for almost one-fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions, it’s hard to see how the world will reach its net zero climate goals unless people give up their gasoline and diesel cars.

Porsche is reportedly reworking the next-generation 718 EV platform so it can also take gasoline engines, keeping combustion Boxster and Cayman models alongside electric versions later in the decade.

Fresh from the victory against EU plans to phase out combustion vehicles by 2035, Porsche is working on adding a gas engine to the upcoming 718 EVs

Porsche plans to modify the electric platform of the 718 Boxster and Cayman to accommodate gas engines, alongside selling top gas-powered variants and new electric models.

[Garage 54] is no stranger to vehicle-related projects of the “because why not?” variety, and their latest is using 50 cordless drills combined into a monstrous mega-motor to turn a gutted (and extended) Lada into an electric vehicle (EV). Doing this ...