- Next-gen Porsche Macan to enter production sometime in 2020.
- It will be based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), jointly developed with Audi.
- To get 800-volt superfast charging capabilities.
The next generation of Porsche’s best-selling model worldwide, the Macan, will drop internal combustion engines for an all-electric powertrain. Part of the Volkswagen Group, Porsche has said t꧋hat it will unveil the all-electric Macan by the end of♏ 2019, with production likely to commence next year.
According to Oliver Blume, chairman of the board of management of Porsche AG, “Electromobility and Porsche go together perfectly; not just because they share a high-efficiency approach, but especially because of their sporty character. By 2022 we will be investing more than six billion euros in electric mobility, and by 2025, 50% of all new Porsche vehicles couꦓld have an electric drive system.”
Over the next decade, Porsche is looking to focus on a drive mix consisting of evওen further optimised petrol engines, plug-in hybrid models, and pure electric sports cars. In line with this, the battery-powered Macan will be the third EV from the carmaker after the upcomingജ Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo.
The next-gen Macan will be based on an all-new platform called the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) that’s being jointly developed by Porsche and Audi. While no other details about🗹 the powertrain and range of the electric Macan are known yet, it’s likely to get superfast charging capabilities from the Taycan, which uses an 800-volt charging system. With these superchargers, the Macan would be able to get an 80 per cent charge in less than 20 mins.
The Macan is Porsche’s best-selling model and the carmaker sold 86,000 units last year, or about a third of its total sales volume. The introduction of the all-electric Macan is in line with the carmaker’s ambitious electrification plans. It has already announced the retirement of its diesel cars last year and wi✅th its most popular model going electric now, the carmaker has truly joined ♓the EV bandwagon.
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