Electric Porsche Boxster being developed

Porsche is developing an electric Boxster and will be running threee prototypes to get real world feedback in a  programme named Modellregion Elektromobilität

It’s not exactly a surprise that Porsche has announced its intention to develop an electric roadster based on the Porsche Boxster, after all – as part of VW – they have access to an awful lot of technology and they’d be foolish to let car makers like Tesla or Fisker potentially steal some future Porsche glory.

So starting early next year – as part of a programme Porsche call Modellregion Elektromobilität – three electric Boxsters will be out and about with their electric powertrains in the real world to give Porsche feedback.

Porsche are making it absolutely clear that this rolling lab for an electric Boxster is entirely complimentary to – and in no way undermines – their hybrid programme, which includes the Panamera and Cayenne Hybrid and the Hybrid Hypercar that should soon become the production Porsche 918 Spyder.

Porsche has already gone on record to say thgat they will only ever offer an electric car if it can offer a true Porsche experience. Michael Macht, CEO of Porsche AG, emphasised that by saying:

“We will definitely be offering an electric sports car in future, but such a concept only makes sense if it offers performance and a cruising range comparable to that of a sports car today.”

Which probably precludes an electric Porsche for a long time to come.

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