Porsche is working on a new large electric car for 2026

German media are currently reporting on Porsche's intention to launch a new electric car at the top of the Stuttgart-based firm's range. Although this new model would not really be an SUV, it would offer greater ground clearance and, in addition, It would have three rows of seats.

Oliver Blume himself, the current CEO of the brand, is reported to have confirmed these plans a few weeks ago in a statement to the media. Blume referred to the desire to expand its range of vehicles with a premium electric model, since the profit margin offered by this type of vehicle is much higher. He also recalled that according to market studies carried out by the company, its customers with greater purchasing power only want electric models. and they are also willing to pay a premium for them., compared to models with combustion engines.

German media claim that this new electric car already in development is currently receiving the internal designation "K1" and, if all goes according to plan, should be presented at the end of 2025 to begin marketing shortly after, in 2026.

Only for a select minority

Little else is known about the Stuttgart firm's future premium electric model, although everything indicates that it will incorporate some of the technology it has the Mission R prototype that Porsche presented last year. Among the technical specifications of this prototype we find a 920 volt architecture and a structure created in NFRP -natural fiber reinforced plastic- instead of CFRP -carbon fiber reinforced plastic-.

Porsche expects that by 2025 half of its sales will be plug-in and fully electric vehicles. That will be when, as we say, this new premium electric car will be officially presented. A year later, when it goes on sale, the German manufacturer will already have two electric models in its range, The Taycan and the new electric MacanThat same year, Porsche will also expand its range with an electric version of the Panamera and the 718.

In the longer term, towards the end of this decade, Porsche expects sales of electrified models to already account for 80 percent of total sales. At that point, it seems quite likely that The only model in its range with a combustion engine is the 911The company's management has been saying for some time now that it has no plans to electrify the 911, although this is something that will happen sooner or later. Perhaps by the middle of the next decade.