Porsche Plans to Offer Hybrids Across Entire Model Range
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Feb 01, 2016, 03:48 PM
Porsche has revealed that it plans to offer hybrid versions of all its models in the near future, the sportscar maker's Chief Executive Oliver Blume told German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt. Porsche is owned by Volkswagen (VW), which has been embroiled in a major emission-cheating scandal involving its diesel cars.
A plug-in hybrid of the Porsche 911 with a range of 50 kilometres (31.1 miles) is set to hit the market in 2018, the newspaper quoted Blume as saying in a summary of an interview to be published on Monday.
Porsche said last month it would spend about 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) on production facilities at its biggest plant to make its first ever all-electric sports car, reflecting parent VW's growing commitment to increase its electric offerings as it struggles to overcome the diesel emissions scandal.
Porsche also plans to bring the Mission E model, with more than 600 horsepower and a range of over 500 km, to the market by the end of the decade.
At the same time, CEO Blume said he did not believe driverless cars were in Porsche's future, saying "an iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road", and that Porsche did not need to team up with any big technology companies.
"Partnerships are generally not a bad idea if one's own competencies are insufficient. But we are, on the one hand, part of a strong company and, on the other hand, have no plans to lead the charge in this area. We'll leave that to others," he said.
A plug-in hybrid of the Porsche 911 with a range of 50 kilometres (31.1 miles) is set to hit the market in 2018, the newspaper quoted Blume as saying in a summary of an interview to be published on Monday.
Porsche said last month it would spend about 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) on production facilities at its biggest plant to make its first ever all-electric sports car, reflecting parent VW's growing commitment to increase its electric offerings as it struggles to overcome the diesel emissions scandal.
Porsche also plans to bring the Mission E model, with more than 600 horsepower and a range of over 500 km, to the market by the end of the decade.
At the same time, CEO Blume said he did not believe driverless cars were in Porsche's future, saying "an iPhone belongs in your pocket, not on the road", and that Porsche did not need to team up with any big technology companies.
"Partnerships are generally not a bad idea if one's own competencies are insufficient. But we are, on the one hand, part of a strong company and, on the other hand, have no plans to lead the charge in this area. We'll leave that to others," he said.
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