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Porsche Gave the 2025 Cayenne GTS Better Performance and a Higher Price

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There’s room for debate over whether the Cayenne saved Porsche, but it’s hard to deny the SUV’s impact on the performance automaker’s bottom line. Though it was absent for the 2024 model year, Porsche’s bringing it back for 2025 with a range of improvements over the outgoing SUV that make it even more compelling than before.

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Porsche and Audi Recall Almost 6,700 EVs for Insufficient Battery Sealant

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Porsche and Audi recently issued a recall that illustrates that point, as the vehicles share most of their underlying engineering and could have batteries with insufficient sealant. Almost 6,700 cars are included in& the recall , all from the 2023 model year. & [Image: Porsche] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

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“Six out of ten Porsche Taycan” ever delivered have a problem with battery management that affects and damages battery cells, requires replacement of cells and batteries, and is causing vehicle fires, according to a source working at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Alpine Says A110 Successor Will Come to United States, Outlines Expansion Plan

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Rumor has it that the vehicle will play host to a battery pack sized just shy of 80 kWh and that the engineering team is hoping to create a rival of the all-electric 718 Porsche has been developing. European outlets have suggested that Alpine is hoping to build something to compete with the Porsche Taycan.

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BMW is Willing to Pay to Attract Customers from Other EV Brands

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Cars Direct reported that the BMW 2024 BEV Conquest Program includes several other brands, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Porsche, Rivian, and Lucid. Cars Direct noted that the iX also comes with a significant discount of up to $9,900 in lease cash. Ford Mustang Mach-E and VW ID.4

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Volvo Car Corporation developing flywheel kinetic energy recovery system; considering broad application

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Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) has received a grant of 6.57 When the car starts moving off again, the flywheel’s rotation is transferred to the rear wheels via a specially designed transmission. Tests in a Volvo car will begin in the second half of 2011. The flywheel technology is relatively cheap. Click to enlarge.

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