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Porsche shocks with news that the Macan is going all-electric
Petrol power is axed as the mid-sized SUV opts for batteries
Porsche has shocked the automotive world by confirming its next-generation Macan will only be built as an electric vehicle. First it walked away from tens of thousands of sales by axing diesel power from the Macan in 2018, and now it will axe petrol power in the next generation, too. In an unexpected move from the Zuffenhausen crew, it announced that the 2021 Macan would join the Taycan and the Taycan Sport Turismo as Porsche’s third full electric car. “The supervisory board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series,” the company said in a statement. Porsche ditched diesel power when it overhauled the current Macan midway through 2018, but pushing the second-generation Macan down the all-electric path is unprecedented in the car industry. “Electromobility and Porsche go together perfectly, not just because they share a high-efficiency approach, but especially because of their sporty character,” Porsche chair Oliver Blume sai...
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