Elektro-Macan should put Taycan in the shade
The Taycan was and is a real success for Porsche, making it attractive for the sports car manufacturer to switch to electric cars for other models as well. With the E-Macan, the next full-blooded electric car is announced – and is supposed to outshine the first electric Porsche.
Electric Macan: Porsche wants to beat Taycan success
With the Macan, Porsche is planning an important step in the conversion of its product range. The electric SUV is to be the first combustion engine that the sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart converts into an electric car. Porsche got a lot right on the first try, as the success of the Taycan shows. But soon the Macan new records climb.
This is reported by the British automotive portal car. The progress and plans for the E-Macan have been discussed with several Porsche officials. The design should be based on the rounded combustion engine original, although the electric version will be Porsche’s first electric car on the new Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Among other things, it brings in 800 volt system with, which should ensure top performance at the fast charging station. The charging power should be over 270 kW and thus more than with the Taycan.
In addition, weaker charging systems with 400 V, such as some wall boxes, should be able to supply the E-Macan with electricity more quickly. Porsche plans to use the 800-volt battery system in two 400 volt systems to be able to share. Details are not known.
One is loaded on the E-Macan 100 kW battery. Porsche is not yet revealing how far the e-SUV should go with it. Only the goal is clear: there must be more in the 468 km WLTP range of the Taycan, despite the naturally higher air resistance of an SUV body. At the same time, Porsche wants to install a more powerful drive. Two permanently excited electric motors are said to have an output of 450 kW. The Taycan is only slightly stronger in the most expensive configuration.
The current spearhead of Porsche’s electric strategy is the Taycan, here in the Cross Turismo version:
SUV fans have to hold out: E-Macan won’t come until 2024
With the E-Macan, Porsche is likely to be a real success. The combustion version is practically always one of them top 2 best-selling Porsche models. The SUV segment is also particularly popular for e-cars – so the prospects are good.
But it will take a while until then: the actually planned start for the coming year has been announced postponed to 2024. An upgrade of the Taycan is planned for 2023. The 2023 model year should have up to 5 percent more range thanks to improved efficiency. This is achieved via a software adjustment that will not only be available in fresh new cars.
