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Next Porsche Macan to be electric only

On sale in 2021, Macan will be third Porsche EV.

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Porsche has shocked many buyers by announcing that the second generation of its Macan compact SUV will only be available as an electric vehicle (EV).

When it begins production “at the start of the next decade”, the new Macan will become Porsche’s first all-electric SUV model, though it will be the brand’s third electric vehicle after the Taycan – a traditionally-shaped sports car which is due on sale in 2019, and the Taycan Sport Turismo Estate, set for launch in 2020.

Currently Porsche is giving no details of the Macan EV’s drivetrain, other than stating that it will use “800-volt technology, and is based on the Porsche PPE architecture (Premium Platform Electric) developed in collaboration with Audi.”

The new Macan will be the first car to employ the PPE platform, and industry sources suggest it will make use of twin electric motors providing full all-wheel-drive capability.

Porsche plans to invest more than six billion euros in electric mobility by 2022, and by 2025 50% of all new Porsche vehicles could have an electric drive system.

“Nevertheless, over the next ten 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,” the brand has stated.

Some rumours suggest that a concept version of the next Macan could be revealed at the Geneva motor show next week.

Porsche Mission E concept
Macan EV will follow Taycan electric saloon due at end of 2019.

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Andrew Charman
Andrew Charman
Andrew is a road test editor for The Car Expert. He is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and has been testing and writing about new cars for more than 20 years. Today he is well known to senior personnel at the major car manufacturers and attends many new model launches each year.