Porsche Won't Kill Combustion-Powered Macan Just Yet

With thePorsche Macan EVon the horizon, the Zuffenhausen-based automaker had plans to discontinue the regular gas-poweredMacan. But according to一个utomotive News, the ICE variant may live on for a bit longer.

Originally destined to be culled in 2025 or 2026, Porsche is reportedly taking a new approach toward going EV-only with its best-selling model EV. According to US retailers who attended a dealer meeting earlier this week. "They are going to review it," one retailer told一个N. "They will see how sales go in the next two years."

It's worth noting that Macan is currently thebest-selling Porsche in the lineup. Last year, the brand shifted 70,065 cars in the United States; 23,688 of those were Macans, while just 10% of total sales came from EVs. Porsche clearly doesn't want to alienate its target market, who may not want an EV just yet.

But it seems Porsche is more concerned with the public charging infrastructure in North America. As a volume seller, the Macan EV will likely sell in droves, and the automaker can't depend on the unreliable charging points scattered across the US.

"[Porsche] got customer pushback," said the unnamed dealer. "They realized there are not enough chargers out there" to support expected Macan EV customers. Of course, the solution would be to broker a deal with Tesla, as so many automakershave done in recent weeks. Porsche executives have objected to the idea for unknown reasons.

"[Executives] indicated they are trying to get as many chargers as possible," added the source. "They know it's a problem, and they're trying to figure out how to do this most efficiently." Porsche is reportedly working on anupmarket charging networkthat will coincide with the arrival of the Boxster EV.