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Porsche updates first Porsche Taycan models with free software update

Green Car Congress

Porsche extensively updated its all-electric Taycan last September for the new model year. Now, Taycan customers whose electric sports car was delivered in the 2020 model year can benefit from key new features, too. Porsche is making the software update available free of charge on a worldwide basis. seconds faster than before.

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Porsche Taycan: Best Car To Buy 2020 nominee

Green Car Reports

For anyone who appreciates electric cars and their potential to transcend existing boundaries, the Porsche Taycan—originally called the Mission E concept—was a rock star from the start. In concept form in 2015, its propositions included 600 horsepower, 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.5

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Review update: 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo S E-Hybrid trolls coal

Green Car Reports

That was my reaction when I first heard that the fastest Porsche SUV ever was also a plug-in hybrid with what Porsche claimed to be meaningful all-electric range. To skeptics, this 670-horsepower machine with a 0-60 mph time of 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 183 mph might read as a grudge-match move—a.

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Porsche introduces entry-level electric Taycan 4S; two battery sizes

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Shortly following on the global debut of the electric Taycan in September, Porsche is presenting the third version of the electric sports car: the Taycan 4S. The top speed is also 250 km/h (155 mph) in both cases. LED headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus) are equipped as standard. kWh/100 km.

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2025 Porsche Taycan: More range, 18-minute charging, 2.3-second 0-60

Baua Electric

Porsche appears to be keeping all that’s great about its leading-edge Taycan electric sports car, while teasing out more of the numbers that matter: range, efficiency, and acceleration. The 2025 Porsche Taycan starts with a larger battery pack. The top Turbo S can now get to 60 mph in 2.3

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Rimac/Bugatti CEO explains problems with Tesla Roadster’s under 1 sec 0 to 60 mph

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Mate Rimac, CEO of supercar makers Rimac and Bugatti, has commented on Elon Musk’s claim that the new Tesla Roadster is going to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 1 second with thrusters. It was first supposed to come in 2020, but it has been delayed every year since. He sees some problems with it.

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Porsche’s new 1,092 hp Taycan Turbo GT steals another Tesla record as its fastest vehicle yet

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The new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is an all-electric powerhouse. With over 1,000 hp and a 0 to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, it is the fastest, most powerful road-legal Porsche of all time. Porsche has been on a roll the past few months as it expands its all-electric lineup. With up to 938 hp for a 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.5

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