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Porsche Considers Electric-Car Expansion to Boost Performance
- New models could flank Mission E-based electric sports car
- Electric motors enable ‘very sporty’ performance, chief says
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Porsche is looking to expand its lineup of electric-powered vehicles as the sports-car brand seeks to add power and adapt to Chinese emissions restrictions that are slated to become the world’s toughest.
Additional battery-powered models could flank a new sports car based on Porsche’s Mission E concept, which is due in 2019, division chief Oliver Blume said Wednesday in an interview at the Shanghai auto show. The shift could also include more plug-in hybrids beyond variants of the Cayenne sport utility vehicle and four-door Panamera coupe, as Porsche sees the acceleration capabilities of electric motors reinforcing its cachet.