Head of Porsche Development Hatz
07.01.2015
'No, a purely electric vehicle is currently not the way of Porsche 'said Hatz. 'For me, the horse's foot remains the range. Even the best electric sports cars don't go beyond 150 km with a sporty driving style.' This means that Hatz has for the time being ruled out a model that competes with the Tesla S.
A Porsche needs more range and less weight
The ranges that can be achieved today are far too small. 'With a Porsche I have to be able to at least have fun driving from Munich to the mountains or from Stuttgart to Lake Constance and back, otherwise that is not a viable concept for me. And battery technology is not that far yet.' Hatz names a distance of 350 to 400 kilometers as the minimum range for a sporty driving style.
At the moment, the battery technology for such ranges cannot be accommodated in a Porsche. 'The batteries also have to be smaller and lighter. A package like this quickly weighs 600 to 700 kg. That's a lot in a sports car.'
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