The new 2019 Porsche 911 will not be an electric car, but a plug-in hybrid
The new 2019 Porsche 911 will not be an electric car, but a plug-in hybrid
Porsche has announced plans to electrify its cars to a large extent, including a plug-in hybrid version of the 911, but it rules out manufacturing an all-electric model based on the legendary German sports car.
The total electrification will not reach the father of German sports cars. Porsche has announced plans to electrify its cars to a large extent, with the goal that by 2025 25% of its sales are cars with some type of electric propulsion system, either plug-in hybrids or 100% electric cars. On the other hand, the high-capacity batteries promised by the Mission E will not reach the Porsche 911, as the manufacturer of Stuttgart prefers to preserve the essence of its most emblematic sports car unaltered, and for that it will opt for partial electrification with a plug-in hybrid system.
As stated by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, the new generation of the Porsche 911, coded with the codename "992", has been designed to house a high-voltage battery in its chassis and thus can be created a hybrid plug-in version of very high performance that covers the range. This 'top of the range' version, although the new 911 will be released this year, will not be available from the start, but will be added to the Porsche catalog later.
"We are expecting a further evolution of battery technology, so do not expect a plug-in version in the coming years, it is currently planned for the 'half cycle' resyling of the 992," said the executive director. Blume also said that Porsche is considering making a fully electric version of the Boxster or the Cayman, but not imminently. "We launched the 718 Boxster and the Cayman in 2016. We are not yet at the point where we have to decide how things are going to progress."
The Porsche Mission E Concept, during his presentation.
The first Porsche electric car, the Mission E sedan, will arrive at dealerships next year. The manufacturer has revealed new details about its spectacular performance: thanks to its 800-volt electrical architecture was originally developed for a 919 hybrid of Le Mans, the Mission E can recover 100 kilometers of autonomy in just four minutes of recharging the battery and maintain high speeds for longer than the Tesla.
Porsche has confirmed that it will build several variants of the Mission E, including the Cross Tourism version -presented at the Geneva Motor Show- by the year 2021. The German automaker has also announced the construction of a network of 400 fast-charging stations in Europe by 2020, which will be accompanied by domestic loaders for its customers. Finally, the brand infrastructure will also include wireless charging stations by electromagnetic induction.
The total electrification will not reach the father of German sports cars. Porsche has announced plans to electrify its cars to a large extent, with the goal that by 2025 25% of its sales are cars with some type of electric propulsion system, either plug-in hybrids or 100% electric cars. On the other hand, the high-capacity batteries promised by the Mission E will not reach the Porsche 911, as the manufacturer of Stuttgart prefers to preserve the essence of its most emblematic sports car unaltered, and for that it will opt for partial electrification with a plug-in hybrid system.
As stated by Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, the new generation of the Porsche 911, coded with the codename "992", has been designed to house a high-voltage battery in its chassis and thus can be created a hybrid plug-in version of very high performance that covers the range. This 'top of the range' version, although the new 911 will be released this year, will not be available from the start, but will be added to the Porsche catalog later.
"We are expecting a further evolution of battery technology, so do not expect a plug-in version in the coming years, it is currently planned for the 'half cycle' resyling of the 992," said the executive director. Blume also said that Porsche is considering making a fully electric version of the Boxster or the Cayman, but not imminently. "We launched the 718 Boxster and the Cayman in 2016. We are not yet at the point where we have to decide how things are going to progress."
The Porsche Mission E Concept, during his presentation.
The first Porsche electric car, the Mission E sedan, will arrive at dealerships next year. The manufacturer has revealed new details about its spectacular performance: thanks to its 800-volt electrical architecture was originally developed for a 919 hybrid of Le Mans, the Mission E can recover 100 kilometers of autonomy in just four minutes of recharging the battery and maintain high speeds for longer than the Tesla.
Porsche has confirmed that it will build several variants of the Mission E, including the Cross Tourism version -presented at the Geneva Motor Show- by the year 2021. The German automaker has also announced the construction of a network of 400 fast-charging stations in Europe by 2020, which will be accompanied by domestic loaders for its customers. Finally, the brand infrastructure will also include wireless charging stations by electromagnetic induction.
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