Electric Porsche Boxster spotted plugged in at Tesla Supercharger in California

A prototype electric Porsche Boxster was recently seen charging at a Tesla Supercharger in Carson, California, giving the clearest look yet at a car Porsche hasn't officially confirmed. The upcoming 718 Boxster/Cayman is expected to replace the gas-powered convertible and coupe, which ended production in 2025. Porsche's new CEO said earlier this year the electric version is still coming, even as the company has slowed some of its other EV plans.

The spotted car had a charging port that plugs directly into Tesla's NACS connector, without an adapter. That's notable because most current Porsche EVs have two separate charging ports: one NACS-style plug for fast charging and a second J1772 plug for slower home or public Level 2 charging. If the Boxster ends up with a single NACS port that handles both types of charging, it would simplify things for owners, since NACS is the same connector Tesla uses and that many other automakers are now adopting. It's unclear yet whether this single-port design will apply to just this smaller sports car or to other Porsche models down the road.

For homeowners who charge at home, this doesn't change anything yet. Porsche has not announced pricing, availability, or a release date for the electric Boxster, and the company says it's still deciding whether to build it at all. But the charging-port detail is a small clue about where EV charging standards may be headed as more automakers converge on NACS, which is already the plug used at Tesla's Supercharger network and increasingly at home charging equipment sold today.