Porsche a year ago announced that its next-generation
Macan will
be a battery-electric model based on a
dedicated EV platform being developed jointly by Porsche and fellow
Volkswagen Group brand Audi.
It's expected to debut in 2022 or 2023, which is about when
the current Macan will be reaching the end of Porsche's typical seven-year
lifecycle. But even at that date not everyone will be ready to make the switch
to an EV so Porsche will continue selling the current Macan alongside the redesigned
model for at least three years, Car
and Driver reported on Monday citing a senior-level source.
The current Macan was updated for 2019 and remains the
automaker's best seller. Nevertheless, it will receive another update when the
electric version arrives so that the two share similar styling, the source
revealed.
The source also revealed that Porsche won't offer the
current Macan with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, simply because the required
battery would eat too much into the trunk space. A mild-hybrid setup could be
introduced instead.
Despite the plan to extend the life of the
internal-combustion-powered Macan, Porsche remains committed to launching more
EVs. The automaker estimates that 50 percent of its sales could be EVs by as
early as 2025.
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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