Ex-Porsche CEO Wiedeking backs effort to delay death of combustion engine

Wiedeking: "I am convinced that MWI is a disruptive innovation with a huge market potential." (Bloomberg)

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December 14, 2018 11:04 AM

FRANKURT -- As tightening emissions rules force the car industry to embrace battery power, a German startup whose shareholders include former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking says it has the technology to give the combustion engine a reprieve.

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