Amid a global drop in electric-vehicle sales, Porsche execs are reportedly backpedaling on excising the gas powerplants from their products
The Taycan, Porsche’s only other fully electric model, was the brand’s worst-performing nameplate last year amid a global sales drop of 50%.
“We are exploring the possibility of equipping some of the originally planned electric models with hybrid drives or internal-combustion engines in the future,” Porsche AG’s deputy chairman and chief financial officer Lutz Meschke said according to Autocar’s report. “Conceptual decisions are being made, but what is clear is that we are committed to the combustion engine for much longer.”
On a global scale, automakers are grappling with rapidly diverging attitudes, consumer behaviour, and government policies around electric vehicles. Norway currently leads the world in BEV uptake, with nearly 90% of new vehicle sales being fully electrified. In China, battery electric vehicles held a 27% market share in 2024.
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