Porsche hybrid by 2010

FOLLOWING news that BMW has joined forces with DaimlerChrysler and General Motors to develop a performance-oriented petrol-electric hybrid system, Porsche has confirmed this week that it intends to launch a hybrid version of the Cayenne 4WD by the end of the decade.

The hybrid system is being developed jointly with the Volkswagen Group and will be a similar system to the BMW/DCX/GM system in that the petrol combustion engine and electric motor (single in this case) can operate either independently or together in a joint process.