Porsche's road to an 800-volt powertrain

By 2025, more than half of the vehicles that Porsche produces will be electrically powered.

To achieve this, however, the Volkswagen Group subsidiary needed to first enter the EV sector. It did so with the recently launched Taycan, which stands out in the niche because of its 800-volt powertrain.

To support the Taycan's powertrain, the power electronics for the car's high-voltage components such as the DC/AC converter for the electrical drive motors and the electronics for the water heater had to be modified, Porsche engineer Otmar Bitsche said in a presentation at the annual Vienna Motor Symposium.

In addition, the Taycan had to be equipped with a voltage booster that can convert energy from the existing charging infrastructure to provide the 800 volts it requires.