Porsche will continue to develop petrol cars

Sales of electric cars continue to struggle. We are well aware of this. So some manufacturers are revising their product plans, announcing a time shift - sometimes with a "to be determined" date - to go all-electric.

Just as Porsche recently announced. According to Automotive News, the company's CFO, Lutz Meschke, said "In the premium and luxury segment, there is a clear trend towards cars with internal combustion engines, so we will react in our production cycle."

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Not for everyone

As AN pointed out, the share of electric cars in Porsche's sales fell to 7.3 per cent in September, down from 12 per cent in September 2023, especially due to the decline in registrations of the Taycan, along with the collapse in the Chinese market (-29 per cent). The target set for 2025 - with 50 per cent of sales represented by battery-powered models - is therefore more than a little distant.

According to Meschke, only in China, the world's largest electric car market, buyers of luxury brand models prefer not to go for BEVs.

Porsche Taycan

Porsche Panamera

What will come next?

Porsche's intention to continue developing petrol-powered models was already known, with the development of the new Cayenne with a combustion engine, destined to flank the purely electric version arriving between late 2025 and early 2026. The Panamera is also far from being retired. The SUV and saloon will feature both plug-in and purely combustion powertrains, with the V8 further enhanced to cut emissions.

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The big news was announced by Meschke. 

"We are currently looking into the possibility of the originally planned all-electric vehicles having a hybrid drive or combustion engine. We are currently in the middle of the decision-making process. What is clear is that we will continue to use the combustion engine for much longer than planned'.

Nothing is known, however, about the arrival of the Porsche K1, the big 7-seater electric SUV anticipated some time ago and based on the new SSP Sport electric platform, with 900-volt batteries and - it seems - power outputs of up to 1,000 bhp.

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