Porsche Cayenne will still get internal combustion alongside EV

Porsche throttles back on ambitious EV plans

When Porsche revealed the all-new Macan earlier this year, they made good on their promise that it would be an electric vehicle (EV). Like the Taycan EV flagship, the electric crossover benefits from fast DC charging and supercar-like acceleration thanks to a powertrain capable of cranking out up to 639 PS and 1,130 Nm of torque.

Initially, Porsche said that starting with the next-generation Macan, the crossover will only be offered as an EV. However, Porsche appeared to have changed its mind and instead said it would continue selling the internal combustion engine (ICE) Macan based on the current generation alongside the all-new electric version.

As for the new generation Cayenne, Porsche has already confirmed an all-electric variant of the crossover SUV which will become a major part of the automaker's expectation that 80% of global sales by 2030 will be all-electric. However, the Stuttgart-based automaker has dialed down on its EV plans amid the slow-down of demand for electric vehicles.

Starting with the Cayenne, Porsche officially announced that the fourth-generation model will be all-electric which further confirms what the automaker already announced prior. But that doesn't mean the Cayenne will go fully electric. The automaker also announced that the current third-generation Cayenne will continue to be offered and upgraded alongside the yet-to-be-revealed electric version.

While the current generation already received an extensive upgrade including a more powerful plug-in hybrid variant that puts out an impressive 739 PS and 950 Nm of torque, the automaker said engineers will continue to make its V8 more efficient.

But why did Porsche decide to dial down its EV plans? As mentioned earlier, the market is experiencing a slow-down in demand for EVs which is affecting automakers worldwide. In fact, Audi is already considering to discontinue the Q8 e-tron amid the low demand for EVs earlier this year.

“Our product strategy could enable us to deliver more than 80 percent of our new cars fully electrified in 2030 – depending on the demand of our customers and the development of electromobility in the regions of the world,” said Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG.

With Porsche throttling down its EV plans, we can expect more ICE models from the Stuttgart-based automaker to come out soon.