Porsche has announced that the replacement for the current Macan SUV will become fully electric.
The fascinating move will see the new model - which in its current iteration isn’t available with a hybrid or plug-in version of any kind - follow on from the Taycan (and its Sport Turismo variant) as the Stuttgart brand’s next exclusively battery powered model.
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Details about the new Porsche Macan are still scarce, but Porsche has confirmed that it will run on the Premium Platform Electric architecture, which is co-developed with Audi. It has also confirmed that it’ll use a similar 800-volt electric drive system to the Taycan, which suggests it could share that car’s ultra-rapid 350kW charging ability.
We also know that the new Macan will be built in Porsche’s Leipzig plant. It’s the location of current Macan, Cayenne and Panamera production, and opened in 2002 with the production of the original Porsche Cayenne.
Commenting on the electric Macan news, Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG Oliver Blume, said, “Electromobility and Porsche go together perfectly; not just because they share a high-efficiency approach, but especially because of their sporty character,”
A specific release date for the new Porsche Macan is to be confirmed, but production should begin at the start of next decade. Porsche says that by 2022 it will be investing more than six billion euros into electric mobility, and that by 2025, 50% of all new vehicles in its range could have an electric drive system of some sort.
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