Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid gains bigger battery for longer EV range

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aria-label="10 porsche cayenne e hybrid 2021 front"Porsche has increased the capacity of the drive battery in its Cayenne and Cayenne Coupé plug-in hybrid models, boosting their electric-only range by up to 30%.

Mirroring the upgraded system in the facelifted Panamera E-Hybrid, the duo’s battery capacity is up from 14.1kWh to 17.9kWh, increasing their EV range by three miles to 50 kilometres in standard form. The range-topping Turbo S E-Hybrid now has 40 kilometres of electric-only range, increased from 30 kilometres.

aria-label="9 porsche cayenne e hybrid 2021 side"Porsche says this means that all Cayenne E-Hybrid models now have enough electric-only range to entitle owners to an E numberplate and reduced company car tax in Germany.

The new Cayenne E-Hybrid models keep the turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 engine and electric motor from the current car, generating 335kW. The set-up for the rortier Turbo S E-Hybrid editions is also unchanged, making 493kW from a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8, backed up by an electric motor.

aria-label="8 porsche cayenne e hybrid 2021 rear"As well as the battery gains, Porsche has sharpened the Cayenne’s driving modes, reducing the SUV’s charging target from 100% to 80% in models outfitted with the Sport Chrono package in everyday E-Charge mode.

Sport and Sport Plus modes had this feature previously, but E-Charge didn’t. Porsche said the changes make driving in the E-Charge mode “more efficient than before” because batteries charge much more slowly once past 80% capacity.

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