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Porsche expects more than 80% of new vehicle sales to be all-electric in 2030

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Last year, almost 40% of all new Porsche vehicles delivered in Europe were already at least partly electric—i.e. plug-in hybrids or fully electric models. To achieve these ambitious goals, Porsche is investing in premium charging stations together with partners—and additionally in its own charging infrastructure.

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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Porsche will manufacture the future all-electric version of the fourth-generation Cayenne at Volkswagen Slovakia’s multi-brand location in Bratislava. Prototype of the new Cayenne Porsche has already announced a further all-electric SUV above the Cayenne for the second half of the decade.

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Porsche opens first Charging Lounge

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Porsche is planning to set up its own fast-charging stations offering a premium charging experience along Europe’s most important routes. As a pilot site, the first Porsche Charging Lounge has opened outside Bingen am Rhein. Further Porsche Charging Lounges are currently planned for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Porsche plug-in hybrid review, Mercedes electric vans, Stellantis battery plant: Today’s Car News

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The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid delivers more electric range, but will it deliver more mpg? And one of Stellantis’ biggest EV battery plants is on hold. In a review of the 2024 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid, we looked at how this model essentially helps. Mercedes reveals plans for an electric camper van.

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Porsche adopts new production process using patches, not plugs; Taycan EV first

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Porsche AG has developed a new production process at its headquarters in Zuffenhausen in collaboration with Tesa SE. The innovative solution uses sealing patches instead of plastic plugs. The innovative solution uses sealing patches instead of plastic plugs. This process also involved overhead work.

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Plug-in hybrid model now tops the Porsche Cayenne range

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Porsche’s Cayenne range follows the Panamera series ( earlier post ) in now featuring a plug-in hybrid as its new flagship model. In addition to the two top models, the hybrid range from Porsche now includes the new Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupé with system power of 340 kW (462 PS; Fuel consumption combined 3.2–3.1 l/100 km (60.3-63.5

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Porsche calls for suppliers to switch to green energy

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Porsche is making further efforts to reduce CO? emissions in its supply chain: the sports car manufacturer is calling for its around 1,300 series suppliers to use exclusively renewable energy in the manufacture of Porsche components as of July 2021. Our battery cell suppliers have already had to use green energy since 2020.

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