Porsche Cayenne Hybrid: Delayed until 2010, at least

Porsche has just announced the delay of their plans for a Porsche Cayenne Hybrid. New schedule: 2010 or later.

Speaking of hybrid market share, Porsche's head of distribution said, "The most optimistic forecast still only calls for a market share of 5 percent." And in that case, Porsche feels it might not be worth it to bring out a Cayenne Hybrid until the introduction of the next generation in 2010.

They would then use that model as the litmus test for other hybrids. The Panamera might get a hybrid variant in 2011 -- two years after its introduction -- or it might not happen until 2013.

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Source: Autoblog

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