The Porsche Panamera could switch to electric power as the sports car maker aims for 80 percent of its global vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2030.
Over the next several years, all Porsche nameplates — except for the flagship 911 — are expected to be battery-powered.
Porsche is also expanding its lineup with a flagship electric three-row crossover.
"We are pushing ahead with our electric offensive: By the middle of the decade, we want to offer our 718 midengine sports car exclusively in an all-electric form," Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said this summer.
The Panamera could go electric in the second half of the decade, timed with the arrival of the next-generation Taycan electric vehicle.
According to an Autocar report, the new EVs will feature a sporty version of Volkswagen Group's Scalable Systems Platform.
The report said the "SSP Sport" platform features a low cabin floor and rear footwells similar to the Tayc…