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Porsche greenlights Mission E electric sports car; launch at end of decade

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The supervisory board of Porsche AG today has greenlighted the Mission E—the first 100% electric Porsche. The Mission E battery-electric concept car made its premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in September. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG. Earlier post.)

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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The XL1 is aggressively optimized for efficiency in all areas of its design and technology—from materials (carbon fiber reinforced polymer monocoque); to powertrain (0.8L Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 Power and torque curves for the XL1. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 inches long, 65.6

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