- Macan Electric builds on Taycan’s 800V tech
- Leads a new generation of very quick-charging EVs
- Up to 315 miles of range, 21 minutes from 10-80%
The Porsche Macan Electric is brimming with technology and engineering innovation that will help transform the middle of the luxury market, not just the fringes. That’s why it’s one of DriftBreath Reports’ Best Car To Buy 2025 finalists
As other brands have shuffled toward EVs in fits and starts, Porsche hasn’t wavered in its effort to remake nearly all its lineup around EVs, and redesigning a next-generation Macan, its top seller, without a combustion engine has been an especially bold move.
Porsche’s sharp focus on electrifying its lineup started with the Mission E concept nine years ago, resulting in the production Porsche Taycan, sandwiched between the 911 and Panamera. Fully electric, and arriving for the 2020 model year, it was one of our Best Car To Buy 2020 finalists.
PPE platform for VW Group, developed by Porsche/Audi
This past year, the 2025 Porsche Taycan has received all sorts of improvements to gain efficiency, boost performance, and make good on the mission. But the Macan Electric’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE) takes all Taycan’s tech in perspective—by allowing easier scalability, and simplifying for a higher level of mass production. It all shows that the electric version can be more space-efficient, comfortable, and luxurious, in addition to all those other clean-energy qualities.
The Macan and its PPE platform-mates, including the Audi Q6 E-Tron, evolve the motor tech and carry over the Taycan’s 800-volt basis for battery and propulsion tech. However, it’s built with a 100-kwh battery pack that reduces complexity and shifts to a smaller number of prismatic cells and improved thermal regulation—enabling a 10-80% DC fast-charging time of as little as 21 minutes. With an EPA range rating of up to 315 miles, and 288 miles in even the top Macan Turbo, that’s not a lot of road-trip time spent charging.
2024 Porsche Macan EV
2024 Porsche Macan EV
2024 Porsche Macan EV
So far, the German luxury establishment has been missing out on faster 800-volt charging, but the Macan and PPE shepherd it out to the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron and SQ6 E-Tron, also arriving now, and next year to the Audi A6 E-Tron hatchback and more.
The Macan Electric’s thermal systems and performance credentials were well proven by our editorial team during Best Car To Buy testing at Georgia’s Atlanta Motorsports Park, where the battery, brakes, or motors never overheated, despite this performance SUV’s curb weight of nearly 5,400 pounds—although the Pirelli P Zero Corsa summer performance tires were definitely worse for wear.
2024 Porsche Macan EV
The Porsche Macan Electric is offered at a range of different power levels, including the 335-hp Macan, 402-hp Macan 4, the 509-hp Macan 4S, and the 630-hp Macan Turbo—with the latter achieving a 0-60 mph dash in just 3.1 seconds. An air suspension and adaptive damping are included, allowing the Macan to raise or lower its ride height based on the drive mode, and the PPE underpinnings for the Macan Electric also include a new front suspension geometry plus a steering gear that’s rigidly attached to the structure for better steering feedback. On the street and on the track alike, the Macan’s rear-wheel steering is its secret weapon, allowing for better maneuverability in tight corners and better stability in high-speed maneuvers.
Fun track time aside, it’s the Macan Electric and the platform it’s built on that will help prove that EVs don’t have to involve compromise, which can help elevate this technology to a broader market.
It’s not “mission complete” yet, but this bigger mission is just starting.
