Porsche has announced that its next Macan SUV will be powered exclusively by electricity.
The German car giant confirmed in a statement that its next mid-size crossover will follow the all-new Taycan saloon, due to arrive at the end of 2019, and the Taycan Cross Turismo SUV, as the company’s third electric-only model.
The “fascinating move” will see the Macan - of which there is currently no electric or plug-in hybrid version - adopt the 800-volt charging technology that will make its debut on Taycan later this year, says Auto Express.
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Porsche has also announced that the Macan will be built on its Premium Platform Electric - the same production architecture that will underpin the Taycan range and Audi’s upcoming E-tron GT.
Although the carmaker is keeping the rest of the Macan’s specs under wraps, Autocar is tipping the new SUV to feature “a twin motor set-up and standard four-wheel drive”.
As with the current petrol-powered version of the SUV, the electric Macan is expected to be offered with a number of power outputs in order to cater for a wide array of budgets.
Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the carmaker will be “investing more than €6bn [£5.15bn] in electric mobility” by 2022.
He added that the company will switch 50% of its cars over to all-electric powertrains by 2025.
Autocar reports that the new model is expected to go on sale in 2021.
