Porsche plans to double to more than 6 billion euros by 2022 investments in electric or hybrid vehicles. And the sports car manufacturer owned by Volkswagen, Increase its production capacity of its electric model Mission E in excess of 20,000 units per yeartold Reuters a member of the supervisory board, Detlev von Platen.
The commercialization of Mission E, an electric sports car, is set to begin in 2019, and initial customer surveys give Porsche reason to believe that the brand’s regulars are not reluctant to switch to electric. “Positive feedback on Mission E makes us very optimistic about the demand,” Detlev von Platen said, adding that Porsche is already thinking of ways to increase production capacity.
Other models proposed in partially electric version are also successful, he continued. “In Europe, about 60% of Panamera vehicles have been delivered with a hybrid engine,” said Detlev von Platen, referring to Porsche’s luxury sedan. The manufacturer could also very soon decide to launch an electric version of its Macan SUV.
For Reuters, Ilona WissenbachBertrand Boucey for the French service