Macan EV outsold ICE model by almost double in Q4 2024

[evdriver2016]

Taycan taking a dive is normal.

Happened with the X and S once the 3 and Y were available.

Taycan will continue to be low volume while the Macan EV sells like hotcakes And things below it from Audi and VW start to take hold.

Macan EV is the killer app for Porsche. Really hits the sweet spot for their mass market customers.

 

[henrus]

Taycan taking a dive is normal.

Happened with the X and S once the 3 and Y were available.

Taycan will continue to be low volume while the Macan EV sells like hotcakes And things below it from Audi and VW start to take hold.

Macan EV is the killer app for Porsche. Really hits the sweet spot for their mass market customers.

I agree. I owned 2 Model S’s before moving on to the X, and was never tempted by the Taycan (poor relative range, slow/buggy tech, washed out stylish compared to the prototype), but I love the Macan EV. Better than any Tesla I’ve owned or driven by a mile. Just my two cents.

 

[USMA81]

I didn’t buy a Taycan because I didn’t want a sedan, the seating position is very low (been there, done that with my 981), the range was poor and the reputation of having serious problems was too worrisome. I think the last issue can be difficult to overcome for any vehicle, and especially this one given its price.

More broadly, a key issue that affects EV adoption in the US is charging infrastructure. The federal government utterly and completely failed in the past couple of years to deliver the installed systems for which the budget was approved (not a political statement, just a fact). In the US Southwest, the infrastructure is OK if I stay on major highways, but there obviously aren’t enough stations (1) in major metropolitan areas nor (2) in remote locations away from highways.

 

[alxman]

I didn’t buy a Taycan because I didn’t want a sedan, the seating position is very low (been there, done that with my 981), the range was poor and the reputation of having serious problems was too worrisome. I think the last issue can be difficult to overcome for any vehicle, and especially this one given its price.

More broadly, a key issue that affects EV adoption in the US is charging infrastructure. The federal government utterly and completely failed in the past couple of years to deliver the installed systems for which the budget was approved (not a political statement, just a fact). In the US Southwest, the infrastructure is OK if I stay on major highways, but there obviously aren’t enough stations (1) in major metropolitan areas nor (2) in remote locations away from highways.

The target was to develop the charging infrastructure by 2030. It is moving slowly but not only because of having to clear federal regulations, recently decreased to facilitate adoption, but also because several of the states have been reluctant or very slow in planning and implementing the technology. So the “not so political statement of the federal government utterly and completely failed” should include state governments as well! Besides, 2030 is a quinquennium away. I think the infrastructure will be developed eventually. At this point in time it is hard to know whether the new government is going to help (reducing federal regulations), discourage, or be neutral.

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