Macan Hybrid?

[flowerman]

I LOVE my Macan EV - for driving around town and short trips. However the thought of driving it any distance with the required stops for charging, the waits at busy charging stations, the incredibly slow charging speeds at some and the out-of-order signs at others provides more anxiety that I can handle. Frankly the system isn't quite there yet. Any idea if there will ever be a Macan Hybrid?

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[W1NGE]

I LOVE my Macan EV - for driving around town and short trips. However the thought of driving it any distance with the required stops for charging, the waits at busy charging stations, the incredibly slow charging speeds at some and the out-of-order signs at others provides more anxiety that I can handle. Frankly the system isn't quite there yet. Any idea if there will ever be a Macan Hybrid?

In short, yes there will be.

Porsche announced a u-turn a couple of months ago realising they'd scored an own goal by stopping sales of ICE Macans. EV sales are lower than expected and the ICE models sold really well since launch.

They are currently developing a new model to plug this hole which will be ICE and hybrid. It won't likely be called 'Macan' (to save face) and should be with us before the end of the decade.

 

[Awaz]

They are currently developing a new model to plug this hole which will be ICE and hybrid. It won't likely be called 'Macan' (to save face) and should be with us before the end of the decade.

By the end of the decade, there might well be solid state batteries with 500-mile range

 

[W1NGE]

By the end of the decade, there might well be solid state batteries with 500-mile range

Ha ha....there already are SSBs (hybrid) and come 2028 will be mainstream.

Gapcan (Macan ICE replacement lets say) could be sooner than 2030.

Range isn't really an issue per se if prepared to pay handsomely for public charging (plenty infrastructure) but with a 3p pay per mile tariff (UK) and a lack of need to jump solely on an EV for a few decades yet then why deviate from the norm given the lower cost of ownership and day to day practicality?

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