Porsche reveals details about the 2024 Macan EV and its PPE platform

• The 2024 Porsche Macan EV will run on the company’s new Remium Electric Platform (PPE), and the German automaker has released new details about the PPE and the upcoming crossover.
• The maximum power of the Macan EV will be 603 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque, and Porsche promises high driving dynamics.
• The 100.0 kWh battery will be able to charge from five to 80 percent in less than 25 minutes thanks to an 800-volt electrical system.

Porsche invests in synthetic, carbon-neutral fuel in an attempt to preserve its much-loved internal combustion engines in the face of increasingly tight regulation. But even so, the future of Porsche, like any other car company, will be centered around electric cars. By 2030, Porsche hopes that more than 80 percent of sales will be electric vehicles. Critical to this goal will be the PPE platform co-developed with Audi, which will underpin Porsche’s mass-market electric vehicles. About to happen Makan E.V will be the first Porsche to run on PPE, and at a recent event at the Porsche Experience Center in Franciacorta, Italy, the German automaker revealed exciting new details about the platform and the electric crossover it heralds.

Porsche promises that the all-electric Macan will bring improved range and charging, as well as typical Porsche sharp handling. The PPE platform will be like on Tycon, use an 800 volt electrical architecture. Along with reducing charging times, Porsche says this reduces the weight of high-voltage cables and how much space they take up. Each electric Macan will use a lithium-ion battery, mounted in the vehicle floor, with a total capacity of around 100.0 kWh, made up of twelve modules with prismatic cells. Charging speeds will improve over the Taycan’s 270kW, with Porsche planning to charge the Macan EV from five to 80 per cent in less than 25 minutes. Porsche also combines the on-board AC charger, high-voltage heater and DC-DC converter into what it calls the Integrated Power Box to save space.

Porsche has also developed a clever trick called “bank payment”. When the charging station uses a 400-volt system, the Macan EV’s 800-volt battery is effectively split into two 400-volt batteries that can be charged simultaneously. However, most DC fast chargers in the United States already use an 800-volt architecture, so the technology will be less relevant here than in other markets.

The PPE platform will allow for rear and all-wheel drive with maximum output initially set at around 603 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque. Vehicles traveling on the platform will be powered by permanent-excitation synchronous electric motors, resulting in higher power and torque densities, improved efficiency and easier power reproducibility compared to asynchronous motors. The Macan EV has revised magnet mechanisms in the motors and improved cooling compared to the Taycan, which Porsche says increases power density. Silicon carbide also replaces silicon for the semiconductor material in the rear axle inverter to reduce switching losses. Instead of a two-speed, the Taycan will use a single-speed gearbox.

Porsche claims the Macan EV will be the “sportiest model in its segment” thanks to what Porsche calls a “performance rear axle.” The rear electric motor will be mounted behind the rear axle, reminiscent of the location of the six-cylinder engine in the 911 sports car and shifting the weight balance rearward at 48/52 percent. Porsche claims this will improve “corner agility”.

Porsche also revealed that the Macan EV will feature a revised front suspension with unequal length and a multi-link rear suspension attached to the body via a spring-loaded subframe. Meanwhile, the rear engine is directly connected to the body at four points. This approach is said to improve driving precision, firmness and NVH behaviour. Some trims will also be equipped with an electronically controlled fully adjustable rear differential and, for the first time on a Macan, rear-wheel steering that can be adjusted up to five degrees. The all-wheel drive system will completely change the distribution of torque between the front and rear axles.

The electric Macan will also be equipped with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM), which will be available with both air and steel suspension. The Macan EV will add dual-valve shock absorbers that can be adjusted independently, creating a more adaptive suspension and better distinguishing between different driving modes. The air suspension will also allow the body to lower at higher speeds to increase range with slicker aerodynamics. The Macan EV will ride on wheels up to 22 inches in diameter.

Porsche says the platform can be easily adapted to different wheelbases, track widths and ground clearances to suit different vehicles. We already know what will join the Macan EV Audi A6 e-tron sedan, but that platform probably won’t be used for Porsche’s electric sports cars. The platform also won’t support more than two electric motors or use wheel-mounted hub motors. Deliveries of the Macan EV are due to begin in 2024, with more details about the groundbreaking crossover and Porsche PPE platform expected next year.

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