Report: Porsche CEO Promises There Won't be a 911 EV
Key takeaways
- Michael Leiters confirmed that, despite the rest of the lineup bowing to electrification, Porsche has no desire to make an electric 911.
- The Porsche executive made the remarks during an event hosted by the German outlet Auto Motor und Sport, according to the German agency dpa, which first reported on the news.
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Michael Leiters confirmed that, despite the rest of the lineup bowing to electrification, Porsche has no desire to make an electric 911.
Marc Urbano|Car and Driver Porsche will never build an electric version of its flagship 911 sports car, CEO Michael Leiters said, according to a report by Reuters. Leiters made the comments during an event hosted by the German outlet Auto, Motor und Sport, with the German news agency dpa reporting on the news first.Car and Driver reached out to Porsche for more details. We will update this story when we hear back.Don't expect to read any reports of an all-electric Porsche 911 in the near future. The company has no plans to build an electric version of its flagship sports car, CEO Michael Leiters said, according to a Reuters report.
The Porsche executive made the remarks during an event hosted by the German outlet Auto Motor und Sport, according to the German agency dpa, which first reported on the news. It's not entirely clear if Leiters meant that the automaker currently has no plans to build an electric 911, or if the flagship model will never feature a fully-electric powertrain. Car and Driver reached out to the automaker for clarification and will update this story when we hear back.