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- Porsche will discontinue gas-powered Macan SUV, 718 Boxster, and Cayman sports cars by 2026 in favor of electric vehicles (EVs) due to the end of their planned life cycles.
- The rate of EV adoption has slowed globally, but Porsche is fast-tracking EV development after the success of the Taycan sedan, with the Macan Electric launching in the U.S. this fall on the new PPE architecture.
Porsche has confirmed that the gas-powered Macan SUV and the 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars all will be discontinued by 2026.
A Reuters report confirms the decision, which has been widely anticipated as Porsche has introduced and updated key vehicles in its electric-car product plan, including the electric Taycan sedan and the upcoming Macan EV electric SUV.
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While the fossil-fuel Macan has already been dropped from Porsche’s European lineup, sales continue in markets where it remains a bestseller—the U.S. included.
Read the full post at Green Car Reports.
