Porsche Makes It Clear: 'There Will Never Be A Fully Electric 911'

Porsche vows to keep the 911's gas engine for eternity.

The hybrid version ensures the model's survival amid stricter emissions regulations.

New EVs outside of the 911 lineup are under development.

Porsche has a plan. It’s called “Strategy 2035,” and we’ll learn everything about it on October 7 during a Capital Markets Day. Expect a myriad of announcements about upcoming products, but Zuffenhausen is already making it clear there won’t be a purely electric 911. Speaking at this week's Annual General Meeting, CEO Michael Leiters vowed to keep the combustion engine and safeguard the car’s future through hybrid technology.

‘The hybrid drive system is not seen as a bridging technology. For the 911, the specially developed performance hybrid powertrain is a fundamental building block, a sort of elixir of life for the future. Because there will be never be a fully electric 911. We stand by that.’