In January, Porsche introduced the new generation Macan EV, which attracted a large number of buyers. In March alone, Porsche received over 10k orders, and the company announced that production had started.
The new Macan will be produced at its main factory in Zuffenhausen and at the plant in Leipzig, in which Porsche has invested over half a billion euros. The new generation Panamera is also produced in this plant, and more than 4,600 employees work in production. In this factory, it is possible to produce ICE, hybrid and fully electric cars on the same line.
Although Porsche’s plan was that by the end of the decade the majority of cars produced would be fully electric, the latest information suggests that this will not happen. Customer demands and the development of electromobility in certain regions of the world played a big role in this turning point. Demand for the Macan is high, so Porsche is considering increasing annual production from the planned 20,000 to 40,000 – 60,000 in 2025.
The car is 4.78 meters long, 1.93 meters wide and 1.62 meters high, with a wheelbase of 2.89 meters. It is built on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform, which Porsche developed in cooperation with Audi, and the same platform will be used for the upcoming electric Audi A6 and Q6. It is equipped with an 800-volt architecture and a 100 kWh lithium-nickel-manganese battery that enables a range of 613 km (380 miles) of range in WLTP (591 km in the Macan Turbo). The battery can be charged from 10 to 80 percent within approximately 21 minutes at a suitable fast-charging station. Depending on the amount of energy available in a battery, the electric Macan can regenerate up to 240 kW of energy when braking.
When it comes to the powertrain, the Macan 4 is powered by a dual motors with 408 hp (300 kW) and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque, the Macan Turbo has 630 hp (470 kW) and 833 lb-ft (1,130 Nm) of torque. However, all these figures are implied with overboost, which means that this power is available for a limited time even when using Launch Control. The Macan 4 accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2 seconds with a top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph), while the Macan Turbo reaches 62 mph (100 km/h) in 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 260 km/h (161 mph).
Source: Porsche
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