Speaking to the press at the Detroit auto show this week , Porsche 's 911 engineering boss Dr Erhard Mossle stated in an interview : “ We are , of course , working on different solutions and we are also working on an all - electric car . Even the six cylinder engines have a lot of potential to reduce consumption and CO2 emissions. And of course , we are discussing plug - in solutions for the 911 , but there are a lot of things to solve with packaging in the car and other things to solve . It will be in the next generation , yes . ” The next version of the 911 is expected in about four years . Porsche made sure to emphasise that the focus of the 911 will always be on performance , even if a plug - in hybrid configuration is adopted . “ When we see the Porsche , we see the plug - in hybrid as a performance car – it will always be for performance . ”
Speaking to the press at the Detroit auto show this week , Porsche 's 911 engineering boss Dr Erhard Mossle stated in an interview : “ We are , of course , working on different solutions and we are also working on an all - electric car . And of course , we are discussing plug - in solutions for the 911 , but there are a lot of things to solve with packaging in the car and other things to solve . It will be in the next generation , yes . ” The next version of the 911 is expected in about four years . Porsche made sure to emphasise that the focus of the 911 will always be on performance , even if a plug - in hybrid configuration is adopted . “ When we see the Porsche , we see the plug - in hybrid as a performance car – it will always be for performance . ”