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Porsche estimates ~20k units of the electric Taycan per year

Green Car Congress

Porsche has built “3 figures worth” of prototypes of the upcoming 600 hp electric Taycan sports car (formerly known as Mission E earlier post ), which is due to be released next year. Porsche is currently projecting roughly 20,000 units per year—approximately two-thirds of the current sales figures for the 911.

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Electrify America introduces Plug&Charge payment technology to its charging network

Green Car Congress

It follows the ISO 15118 standard, an international standard that outlines the secured communication protocol that an EV and charging station should use to recharge the EV’s battery. It enables simplified charging functionality for the most prevalent EV charging connector type, called the Combined Charging System (CCS).

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Tesla Model S Plaid is the quickest charging EV tested by Car and Driver to date

Teslarati

The motoring publication noted that during its tests, which involved the Model S Plaid charging from 10-90%, the vehicle was able to take in the Supercharger V3’s peak power for almost five minutes, and it continued to replenish its batteries at an impressively high rate after. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1).

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

The holy grail of battery development really hasn’t changed much in spite of the exponential growth of the electric vehicle market–make it more energy dense (for longer range), more powerful (for faster acceleration), faster charging and cheaper. Company Promises Longer Range, Faster Charging. The New Collaborative Approach.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

Five versions of the EV6 are available with two different batteries, rear or all-wheel drive, and between 167 and 576 hp. The range-topping EV6 GT AWD model with 676 HP has a Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 3.2 It’s available in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive. kWh lithium-Ion battery.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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Initially, there are five versions of the EV6 with two different batteries, rear (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD), and between 167 and 320 hp. In the range topping GT-Line AWD model, it’s got Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 4.6 It’s available in both RWD or AWD and has two battery options, either a 55 kilowatt-hour (kWh) or 77.4

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