Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe Last Year than Pure Gas-Powered Models (electrek.co)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/19/0057231/porsche-sold-more-electrified-cars-in-europe-last-year-than-pure-gas-powered-models
- Source link: https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/electric-macan-outsold-gas-in-2025-but-porsche-commits-to-gas-for-some-reason/
> in Europe, a majority (57.9%) of Porsche's deliveries were plug-ins, with 1/3 of its European sales being fully electric. For models that have no fully electric version but do have a PHEV (Cayenne and Panamera), the plug-in hybrid version dominated sales.
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> Of particular note, the Macan sold better with an electric powertrain than it did with a gas one, and was the company's strongest-selling model line and the line with the largest sales growth. The Macan sold 84,328 units globally (up 2% from last year), with 45,367 (53.8%) of those being electric. That 53.8% may seem like a slim majority, but when compared to EV sales globally, it's incredibly high. [3]About a quarter of new cars sold globally were electric in 2025, so Porsche is beating that number with the one model where direct comparisons are available.
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> And even in the US, about a third of Macans sold were electric. That's notable given the tough year EVs had in the US, with it being the [4]only major car-buying region that experienced a tick down in EV sales ... And again, while 1/3 is a minority of Macan sales in the US, it's also well over the US' average ~10% EV sales. So it's clear the EV Macan isn't just performing like an average EV, but well beyond it.
The article adds that "we're quite excited about the Cayenne EV, [5]which will be the most powerful Porsche ever ."
[1] https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2026/company/porsche-deliveries-2025-41516.html
[2] https://electrek.co/2026/01/16/electric-macan-outsold-gas-in-2025-but-porsche-commits-to-gas-for-some-reason/
[3] https://electrek.co/2025/12/17/25-percent-of-new-cars-sold-globally-are-evs-heres-who-is-buying-them/
[4] https://electrek.co/2026/01/14/contrary-to-popular-belief-ev-sales-growth-continued-to-accelerate-in-2025/
[5] https://electrek.co/2025/11/19/the-most-powerful-porsche-ever-is-electric-the-new-1139hp-cayenne-ev/
Electric 911 (Score:2)
If I were going to buy a Porsche, I'd want a 911. The Taycan is a lot closer to the iconic look, but not quite as cool. Make an electric 911 and it will definitely sell well.
Re: Electric 911 (Score:2)
911? Why? The bestest, cutest Porsche is the original 356.
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> If I were going to buy a Porsche, I'd want a 911. The Taycan is a lot closer to the iconic look, but not quite as cool. Make an electric 911 and it will definitely sell well.
While the latest 911 Carrera 4S is impressive, 30 years ago I wanted a 959 (not that I could afford it, nor get on the very rarefied list of those who would have been allowed to get on the list of the ~300 cars manufactured).
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While hauling a 1/16 scale model of a clipper ship uphill both ways.
Re: Europe isn't that big (Score:2)
You should try to leave Carizo Springs from time to time and travel a bit, you know. Or get smarter than your king and that Miss North Carolina girl and learn about map projections and stuff.
[1]https://thetruesize.com/ [thetruesize.com]
[1] https://thetruesize.com/
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There are these things called gas stations, perhaps you have heard of them. The only issue with distance is if you can not fuel up with gas. 2/3 of EVs can use gas in an emergency.
There are 3 kinds of EVs - plug in only (no gas), hybrid with plug in (gas or plug in), and Hybrid without plug in (gas fill up only cannot plug in).
In Europe, those gas stations also have places to plug in, which means even the plug in only EVs can cross all of Europe.
If Texas was smart, they would have plug in gas stations als
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> In Europe, those gas stations also have places to plug in, which means even the plug in only EVs can cross all of Europe.
The reason public EV chargers work is that there are so few EVs. If we assume that all cars on the highway could charge from 10% to 80% in 20 minutes and all cars were EV, the number of chargers and parking spaces for cars waiting for those chargers would be staggering. Its simply not practical unless charging times can improve to ICE levels of 3-5 minutes.
The only reason public chargers work is (1) there are so few EVs and (2) 80-90% of EVs are charged at home or work because they are owned by relatively
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> You can drive across each country pretty much in one day. It takes MULTIPLE days to drive across just the state of Texas, and there are 47 others in the continental U.S.
??? Just checked Shreveport, LA to Las Cruces, NM. Twelve and a half hours to cover 867 miles of driving at about 69 mph. Also, the widest path across Texas is apparently about 773 miles. So ultimately less than half a day. France's widest point is about 600 miles. Also, width is not really a great measure since Texas is a fairly irregular shape and France is topologically closer to round. In any case, France is 79% of the size of Texas. Also, if you're cherry picking states for size, why would you choose r
Is it really a Porsche? (Score:2)
I understand the marketing reasoning for the existence of the Macan, but a 4-door Porsche is just so very very wrong.
Excuse me, there must be a mistake. (Score:2)
Now I'm very confused because such honest purveyors of truth have told me repeatedly on Slashdot that "NoBoDy WaNtS tO bUy An Ev!"
I ask you friends, how could this possibly happen? I've been this told one thing repeatedly but reality does not appear to reflect what I've been told!
If you had a sound explanation then I beg of you to share it with little ol'e me because I do fear this most incongruous behavior is causing me to come down with a dreadful case of the vapors!
Re: Excuse me, there must be a mistake. (Score:2)
Porsche pushed the EV to the exclusion of almost everything else.
The company suffered huge losses. [1]https://www.reuters.com/busine... [reuters.com]
The CEO is gone: [2]https://rennlist.com/articles/... [rennlist.com]
The new CEO is now trying to unwind the EV mess. [3]https://www.reuters.com/busine... [reuters.com]
So to answer your question, Porsche didnâ(TM)t sell more EVâ(TM)s they sold less of everything else. Now they and their parent company, VAG, are broke.
[1] https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/porsche-swings-11-billion-quarterly-loss-crisis-deepens-2025-10-24/
[2] https://rennlist.com/articles/porsche-ceo-admits-killing-a-gas-powered-model-was-wrong/
[3] https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/porsches-new-ceo-will-inherit-old-problems-2025-10-24/
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Porsche is not broke. Its profits plunged from around 4 billion euros to 40 million. However, most of that is due to the 2.7 billion euro charge for bringing back ICE and hybrid cars. That means that the most of the profits will quickly return, since the near loss was largely due the accounting charge. The parts that will continue to struggle relate to China and the US. Chinese sales for Porsche are struggling against extreme price competition, including prices that are likely unsustainable for even th
Re: Luckyo look away ! (Score:2)
The Macan is an SUV - people DO use them to haul groceries and pick up kids.
I wonder if there are any subsidies for buying EV/Hybrids in Europe? I wonder if that is skewing the numbers?
Re: Luckyo look away ! (Score:2)
Meant to add - [1]https://www.porsche.com/usa/mo... [porsche.com]
[1] https://www.porsche.com/usa/models/macan/macan-models/macan/
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Depends on the country in question, but generally yes.
Denmark - cheaper registration
Netherlands - road tax exemptions
France - purchase bonuses (subsidy), but reduced
Germany - stopped most by 2024, road tax exemptions remain
UK - purchase grants mostly phased out.
Norway - VAT exemptions, reduced tolls
Spain - purchase grants, funding inconsistent
Italy - purchase incentives, but sporadic, funding runs out fast.
That doesn't seem like much to me to be a heavy driver.