I would not dismiss the OP’s post out of hand. Here’s why.
Lets start with Rennteam, an EU auto enthusiasts board. Sometimes those guys have some insight we in NA do not. Click on rennteam.com (can’t direct link), click on Porsche then Macan, then the ALL tab. Click on Bye bye Macan. The first post is by the mod talking about next gen Macan. It says Macan Electric, Hybrid & EV? By 2022 and every second Porsche by 2023. Where did he get that? Lets follow the timeline. Maybe this:
June 2017 https://translate.google.com/transl...eug-soll-bald-elektroauto-sein-a-1153417.html
Read the translation yourself but it says by 2023 ever other Porsche will have an electric drive - maybe that means hybrid or EV. And by 2022, it will be the Macan. The CEO wants the next gen Macan to only be electric. Read the article.
Sept, 2017
The Volkswagen Group launches the most comprehensive electrification initiative in the automotive industry with “Roadmap E”
That’s not Mission E. That’s Roadmap E for all VAG. This is the VAG CEO speaking, former PAG CEO. “The transformation in our industry is unstoppable. And we will lead that transformation,” said Müller.” Read the words of the CEO carefully. VAG intends to lead the way to electrification. Since VAG is the biggest of second biggest carmaker in the world, that says something.
Nov, 2017
https://www.volkswagenag.com/presen...ber/PR66 Conference Call 20112017_Website.pdf
This the VW strategic plan. Read it and weep (figuratively) See the three electrification waves. Those aren't Mission E. That's all the brands.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/electric-porsche-macan-could-be-a-possibility-121913.html
“One of those vehicles is an electric Macan, described by Porsche Cars North America chief executive officer Klaus Zellmer as “a possibility for us.”Considering that Porsche is investing more than 3 billion euros (almost $3.6 billion) over the next five years toward electrification, offering a Macan-like EV is not a question of “if” but a matter of “when.”
http://europe.autonews.com/article/...-eu-emissions-targets-with-electrified-lineup
“When asked about the second EV in store by 2025, Steiner did not confirm an electric Macan but said Porsche would not go with another sports car.” No sports car? That leaves Macan, Cayenne, and Panamera.
Mar, 2018
Porsche Annual Report,
“Annual and Sustainability Report of Porsche AG 2017” CEO:
“...The pan-European high-power charging network IONITY by Porsche, Audi, BMW, Daimler and Ford is now charting a course towards the establishment of the most powerful fast-charging network for electric vehicles in Europe... By 2025, the Group’s brands [VAG] expect to put more than 80 new car models with e-motors on the market, Including 50 pure e-cars and 30 plug-in hybrids. … we are spending a billion euros on building a new plant for electric vehicles”
Apr, 2018
This is AP, the direct of GT development. This sure sound like preparing the faithful for the inevitable conclusion.
“Preuninger sees Porsche always offering the "hobby" cars like the new 911 GT3 RS for track day use, but he also says those very same customers who are voracious in their appetite for performance, precision and the highest level of driving involvement are also very interested in new technologies and new powertrains for their daily commuting car. … "The GT cars were always hobby cars," notes Preuninger ”
GT cars are hobby cars. The rest of you get to buy EVs. LOL So why? Why this push to electric?
https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/cars_en Read and understand what they are saying.
“By 2021, phased in from 2020, the fleet average to be achieved by all new cars is 95 grams of CO2 per kilometre. ... From 2019, the cost will be €95 from the first gram of exceedance onwards.”
How much CO2 is your Macan putting out? Which model sells the most cars? Oh yeah, the Macan.
@Dkayak wrote: "I don’t believe Porsche would bet the entire company on it. And that’s what it would be, a giant roll of the dice. Their shareholders would not allow it."
What does that mean? Porsche is a brand, one of a dozen or so brands under VW AG. Who owns VAG? 52% of voting stock is owned by the holding company Porsche SE. But 20%? Guess who owns that?
@trusted is on track. Its the German Government, Lower Saxony. For a fascinating look at this, check out the time Porsche, the old Porsche company, tried to buyout VW. Now who is sitting in US Federal Prison? VW Executives ... got 7 years.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...entenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-diesel-role In the history of the automotive world, how many auto executives have ended up with criminal charges and jail time? And then there's the CEO.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/form...iracy-and-wire-fraud-diesel-emissions-scandal
“An indictment was unsealed earlier today charging Martin Winterkorn, 70, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s long-running scheme to cheat U.S. diesel vehicle emissions requirements.”
Is the Macan going all EV? I have no idea but it would seem the evidence is lining up. Its about numbers. They (i.e. VW) need to get the numbers down, otherwise the entire fleet suffers with huge fines. And the low hanging fruit? Macans. A last thing. Don't think in terms of why you know within the US or Canada. Whether or not charging stations exist is moot. The US is NOT the largest customer anymore. Those days are over. Try not to think of this in terms of what you know for your driving conditions. Think in terms of ... You are a German brand, part of a German conglomerate of brands, bound by EU laws and regulations. You are also bound by US laws if you sell in the US and Chinese if you sell in China, etc. What do you do to profit? How do you make money when the EU has made CO2 restrictions and fines punishing?
Then decide.