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Porsche Mulls Mix of Hybrids, All-Electric Platforms
Porsche AG plans by 2022 to offer its Boxster and Cayman sports cars with hybrid powertrains—and all-electric variants that ride on a different platform, Autocar reports.
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Porsche AG plans by 2022 to offer its Boxster and Cayman sports cars with hybrid powertrains—and all-electric variants that ride on a different platform, Autocar reports.
Those cars ride on parent company Volkswagen AG’s mid-engine MLB platform, which was designed for piston power. Chairman Oliver Blume says the chassis has space to house a current-generation battery with a range of only about 300 km (186 miles).
But Blume also says Porsche may offer pure-electric variants of the Boxster and Cayman that use VW’s new electric-specific PPE platform. That chassis will carry the all-electric Taycan electric sedan due late this year.
Autocar says Porsche plans the same strategy with the next-generation Macan small crossover vehicle expected by 2022. Hybrid versions will ride on the MLB platform, while all-electric variants will employ the PPE chassis.
Blume says the dual-platform strategy will enable Porsche to tailor its sales mix to the demands of local markets. “China wants electrics now,” he observes. “Russia is in less of a hurry.”
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