Porsche once hoped it would sell 80% electric vehicles by 2030. Now, it's backtracking on its EV goals. Porsche may come back on its decision not to make a new combustion-powered Macan after production of the current model ends in 2026.

A new-generation gas-engine Macan? As reported yesterday by Autocar, Porsche is considering offering a new generation of the gasoline-powered Macan. Another possibility would be to modify the new electric Macan to fit it with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, using a gasoline engine as a generator to extend range.

Porsche launched an electric-only second-generation Macan last year with plans to end first-generation production in 2026. However, the German automaker’s worst-selling model in 2024 was the Taycan. Sales for the first electric Porsche plummeted 50 percent last year, with only 20,836 Taycans sold. Autocar explained the potential shift:

Porsche is keenly aware that worldwide demand for electric vehicles, including its Taycan sedan, is fading somewhat. That car, for example, only sold 4,747 units in 2024, down from 7,570 in 2023 and well off 2021's record 9,

The gas-powered Porsche Macan may live to see another generation after all. Porsche’s second-best-selling model was previously slated to go all-electric as the automaker slowly transitions global markets away from the outgoing model,

Due to slowing demand for electric vehicles and worsening Macan sales after the switchover to electric, an internal combustion-engined comeback is considered

The new Macan EV features a powerful Turbo Electric variant, advanced suspension, and a range of up to 762 km.

Porsche’s plans to have its lineup 80 percent electric by the year 2030 are being reconsidered, according to a report by Autocar. “We are exploring the possibility of equipping some of the originally planned electric models with hybrid drives or internal combustion engines in the future,

A separate second Macan with internal combustion power would make plenty of business sense for Porsche, which sold over half a million of the small crossovers since it debuted in

The company is considering adding combustion engines to future model lines that were originally envisioned as EV-only

Porsche delivered over 310,700 vehicles globally last year, or about 9,500 less than in 2023. Sales in China led the downfall, plunging 28% from the prior year amid a wave of low-cost domestic EVs entering the market.