The development represents an expansion of the Porsche range in the field of electromobility: the Taycan – the first purely electrically driven sports car from Porsche – will be launched in market at the end of 2019, followed shortly thereafter by its derivative, the Taycan Cross Turismo.
“By 2022, we will be investing more than six billion euros in electric mobility, and by 2025, 50 per cent of all new Porsche vehicles could have an electric drive system. Nevertheless, over the next 10 years, we will focus on a drive mix consisting of even further optimised petrol engines, plug-in hybrid models, and purely electrically operated sports cars.
Our aim is to take a pioneering role in technology, and for this reason, we will continue to consistently align the company with the mobility of the future.” The decision to manufacture the next generation of the Macan at the company’s site in Leipzig was taken in July last year. Making this investment in electromobility at this facility creates the opportunity to produce fully electric vehicles on the existing production line in future.