In March 2022, Porsche set a bold objective for electric vehicles to account for more than 80 percent of sales by the end of the decade. However, it's not so sure anymore it can reach that goal as a company official has admitted the rise of EVs is slower than expected. Reuters cites a spokesperson saying: "The transition to electric cars is taking longer than we thought five years ago.
" However, that's not to say the product strategy is changing. Porsche's EV agenda will make it (theoretically) possible so that four in five cars sold by 2030 to do away with the combustion engine altogether. But the peeps from Zuffenhausen are now adding an asterisk next to 2030: "dependent on customer demand and the development of electromobility.
" Porsche Macan EV The 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman with gas engines will be wiped out from the lineup in 2025 to make room for EV replacements. Already launched, the fully electric Macan will supersede the first-generation ICE model in 2026. Due later this decade, the fourth-generation Cayenne has been confirmed to rock down to the electric avenue.
Porsche has already suggested the Panamera could evolve into an EV. It would be positioned above the Taycan as a larger, more luxury-oriented product. A 911 EV is not planned for this decade, but the electrification process has started with the new 911 GTS and its T-Hybrid setup.
Porsche is far from being the first luxury brand to concede the EV uptake isn't going as planned. Bentley wanted to go completely.