In order to achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, Porsche is accelerating electrification, and one of the key measures is to expand sales of pure electric vehicles by increasing the product range.
Recently, according to overseas media reports, Porsche will invest 567 million US dollars in the Zufenhausen plant for upgrading, in order to meet the production of the next generation of pure electric sports cars Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. It is reported that the new car will be built on the PPE platform of the Volkswagen Group, only available in a pure electric version, and can be produced in collinear with the 911.
Compared with other luxury brands, Porsche's electrification transformation is still relatively rapid and determined, and in 2015, it is ready to invest 1 billion euros (1.09 billion US dollars) to build an electric vehicle production plant; in 2020, its first pure electric vehicle, the Taycan, was officially launched on the market for 888,000 yuan. It has to be said that the Taycan, which originated from the overall design style of the Porsche Mission E concept car, was fascinated by riders once launched, compared to other electric models, the endorsement of porsche brand sports genes made it born and have a kingly style; this year, Porsche's first pure electric SUV model Macan may officially roll off the production line.
According to Porsche's plan, porsche will invest more than 6 billion euros in plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicles by this year, double the previously proposed investment of 3 billion euros. By 2025, 50% of Porsche's models on sale will be new energy models. The electrification transition is accompanied by Porsche's profit increase plan, which plans to increase profits by 6 billion euros from 2019 to 2025, and after 2025, the annual profit will increase by 2 billion euros.
For the news of the next generation of pure electric sports cars Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman, the current limited coverage is to put aside the exterior of the Porsche Mission R concept car, in fact, you can see the prototype of Porsche on the pure electric Boxster and Cayman; it will be equipped with 800V battery technology, and it can be charged from 5% to 80% of the charge in 15 minutes.