The deliveries of electrified Porsche and Audi models worldwide continue to surge in 2021, registering phenomenal growth rates and consistently increasing their share in the total number of vehicles sold by the two leading brands in electric vehicle technology. Reflecting this continuous and accelerated adoption of electromobility is the brisk uptake in the Philippines of the fully electric Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron range.
The revolutionary Porsche and Audi models are sold by PGA Cars, which through its “FutureNow” program is leading the country’s charge toward sustainable electric-powered mobility not only through sales of the Taycan and e-tron SUV, e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT — all fully electric — but also through heavy investments in residential and destination charging solutions, personnel expertise, and dedicated EV facilities, among other initiatives.
Porsche and Audi recently announced their respective global performance figures and outlined their latest strategies regarding sustainable operations, carbon neutrality targets, and transition to electromobility. Both companies recorded significant successes amid challenges in computer chips supply and the residual effects of the pandemic.
Worldwide deliveries of Porsche models increased 11 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year. The biggest increase came from North America while China remained the largest market. Deliveries in Europe, which improved by 7 percent, saw nearly 40 percent of vehicles sold last year as either plug-in hybrids or fully electric Taycan models.
The Taycan reached 41,296 customers last year, more than double the number in 2020 — the model’s first full 12 months in the market. Contributing to the demand was the introduction of the Taycan Cross Turismo, a derivative that can be expected to arrive in the Philippines later in the year.
Porsche is aiming to have plug-in hybrids and fully electric models make up half of its sales in 2025, with the share to rise to 80 percent by 2030 — the same year the company intends to be carbon-neutral in its operations. Part of Porsche’s plan to pave the way for markets’ transition to full electric propulsion is by investing in premium charging stations together with partners, as well as continuing to build its own charging infrastructure. The company is further investing in core technologies such as battery systems and module production.
Audi also weathered a challenging year of supply bottlenecks as the brand managed to achieve sales results nearly identical to the previous year’s. Deliveries of Audi’s fully electric vehicles unequivocally confirmed the company’s clear course toward electromobility. Audi delivered 81,894 fully electric vehicles to customers last year, a phenomenal 57.5-percent leap from 2020.
The arrival of the new Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT grand touring models contributed to the already robust global demand for the e-tron SUV. In the Philippines, the e-tron SUV and e-tron GT models are experiencing the same success since these were launched locally in February.
Globally, Audi debuted more electric models than conventional cars in 2021. By 2025, the brand aims to have more than 20 fully electric and 10 partially electric models in its lineup. Starting in 2026, Audi will only launch new models that are fully electric. The company will completely stop producing combustion engines in 2033.
Audi’s electrification strategy intends to make vehicle production in all the brand’s sites carbon-neutral by 2025. Intelligent use of resources is seen to save materials and reduce energy consumption, in turn minimizing carbon dioxide emissions in production processes and the supply chain. Audi aims to be a net-zero carbon emissions company no later than 2050. At present, Audi produces the e-tron models at carbon-neutral sites.
