The marque’s hybrid and plug-in hybrid technologies are a key factor in the success of **Porsche Australia’, which has been stressed by its boss for keeping petrol-fired performance cars alive longer term. ** **
The managing director and CEO of Porsche Cars Australia Daniel Schmollinger told media at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, ‘hybrid technology for us is very important.
These cars are a lot of interest to us,’ . From a use case point of view, we also see that many [our E-Hybrid] customers are actually driving mostly electric. I think this is very good because it prepares and helps the transition into full-electric in’very positive way’ Mr Schmollinger continued to continue his speech at home on Monday.
That’s in contrast with Ferrari, which has said its PHEV owners don’t regularly plug in their cars to charge. General Motors’ CEO has also claimed most PHEV owners don’t charge their cars.
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Asked if E-Hybrid technology might one day be introduced to the iconic 911 sports car to preserve combustion-engined performance models, Porsche’s local boss said “we don’t know”.
“Will a 911 ever be [a plug-in] so that you can actually drive electric? That is something at this point in time that is not the case. What the future will bring, we don’t know.”
He said ‘I think [the 911 T-Hybrid] is well placed as it is, and has an electric powered petrol engine. Mr Schmollinger added that “I think we are doing very well in this way.”
Porsche Australia debuted the new 911 Turbo S alongside the all-new fourth-generation Cayenne Turbo Electric at the Melbourne Grand Prix, the former utilising the brand’s new ‘T-Hybrid’ technology.
Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe – Overseas model
The 911 Turbo S swips 523kW/800Nm from its 3-emissions ‘EV’ mode, while it can drive in zero-Emission (against the Porsche’s “E-Hybrid’ PHEVs) mode. A pair of 400V ‘eTurbos’ fed by a 1 is added to 6-litre flat six, which is supplemented with. It is the strongest Porsche 911 road car ever, with 9kWh battery – it’s the most powerful.
Meanwhile, the new Cayenne Turbo Electric is the most powerful street-legal Porsche production model ever. With dual electric motors outputting a monstrous 850kW/1500Nm, the flagship Cayenne EV is as quick from 0-100km/h as the new 911 Turbo S – both claiming a 2.5-second sprint.
Elsewhere in the lineup, the third-generation Cayenne (which will continue to be sold alongside the all-new EV version) as well as the Panamera flagship luxury liftback and wagon are Porsche’s nameplates that offer plug-in E-Hybrid drivetrains.
Using VW Group technology shared with other makes and models in the German giant’s stable, the Cayenne E-Hybrid and Panamera E–HYbriD ranges provide full-EV capability for short distances (about 80-90km depending on model).
There could be a new, third Porsche PHEV on the way, too.
Last year, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed on an investor call the German marque would “hedge” its EV strategy by “developing a compact SUV with both ICE and hybrid versions” to complement the Macan Electric.
The company is “speeding up the process there with very short development times”, he said, and expected that the new mid-size SUV would be launched into major markets “no later than 2028””.
Mr Blume did not disclose the car, saying it would be ‘very typical Porsche for this segment and also differentiated from the BEV Macan’ – with the petrol Macaran replacement just being given green light; some speculate that the new SUV will have a different name.
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