Due to delays in CARIAD's software platform development
As of July 2022, the next EV Macan (& Audi Q6 e-tron, which is the same PPE platform)It was said by a "certain source" that sales could be delayed for about a year due to delays in software development...
*Photos are spy shots of EV Macan
This time it isStock prospectus published when Porsche made an IPOConfirmed information that the Macan EV will be officially released in 2024.
The delay in software development is due to the CARIAD division, which is a software company of the Volkswagen Group.
Porsche says:
“The Group is currently jointly developing the E3 1.2 platform for the fully electric Macan BEV with CARIAD and Audi. rice field"
In addition, it is said that this cause may affect the 718 model and Cayenne of full electric vehicles.
Furthermore, the prospectus also raises concerns that the fact that CARIAD is also developing an E3 2.0 version in parallel, separate from the E3 1.2 platform, could make things even worse.
It is also said that Porsche has the option of not adopting this simultaneously developing E3 2.0 software architecture and going its own way for future cars (a decision on this will be made next year). .
The Macan EV will be one of the first production models to use the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), jointly developed by Audi and Porsche, and will utilize the same 800-volt electrical system as the Taycan for fast charging up to 270 kW. It seems that it will be taken.
By the end of 2023, the EV Macan will start production at the Leipzig plant, where the petrol-powered Macan is currently produced.
By the way, it seems that there is no confirmation that Audi's Q6 e-tron can be officially sent to production.
Source:
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