Video Summary
- This is a range test of the 2024 Porsche Macan EV (prototype).- Porsche has requested that trim levels not be mentioned; trim levels are referred to as "top trim level" and "bottom trim level" throughout the video.
- The top trim makes over 600 horsepower.
- There is no EPA estimate yet for its range.
- Porsche said that the prototype's exterior covering will not affect the aerodynamics, and therefore range.
- This test is on the highway at 70 mph.
- The EPA EV range is 60% city and 40% highway driving, at a 40 mph average speed.
- Porsche says that climate control is to be set at 72 degrees on auto.
- The PPE platform includes a 100 kWh lithium-ion battery that has impressive charging times at 270 kW.
- Charging capacity will charge from 10% to 80% in just over 20 minutes with the DC fast charger.
- The SUV has a one-speed transmission.
- The route included driving up a long grade and then back down.
- The Macan EV Top Trim version made it back to the starting point after 298 miles with 7 miles to spare; 305 miles total.
- The average speed for the entire journey was 61 mph.
- The end consumption figure was 30.6 kWh per 100 miles.
- The Macan EV Bottom Trim version went 325 miles on the same route.
