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Porsche Taycan Turbo S beats Tesla Model S Plaid Nurburgring record

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Less than a year since a stock Tesla Model S Plaid set an official world speed record for a production electric vehicle at the Nurburgring with a lap time of 7:35.579 minutes, veteran sports car maker Porsche topped the America-made beast’s numbers using a Porsche Taycan Turbo S with Performance Kit. kilometer (12.94-mile)

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Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor

CleanTechnica EVs

Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. “The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” ” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […].

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Porsche Taycan facelift with expected 1,000 hp and 3 motors already being tested

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When the Porsche Taycan was released, the reigning all-electric sedan champion was the Tesla Model S Performance. The Tesla Model S Performance was succeeded by the Model S Plaid, a tri-motor all-electric sedan that features 1,000 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of 1.99 A lot has happened since then.

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Tesla Model S Plaid with Track Pack sets new Nurburgring record

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In a recent announcement from American electric vehicle maker Tesla, a Model S Plaid with Track Pack was able to set a new lap record for a production EV at the Nurburgring with a time of 7:25.231. It is also over 8 seconds faster than the 7:33.350 record that was set by a Porsche Taycan Turbo S with Performance Kit last August.

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Modified Tesla Model S Plaid slashes lap record… accidentally

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A highly modified Tesla Model S Plaid, built by Unplugged Performance, has set yet another lap record, but this time, it was on accident. It is no secret that when it comes to modified Tesla vehicles, few come close to the expertise or success garnered by Unplugged Performance. Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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2025 Porsche Taycan, 2024 Subaru BRZ tS: This Presen’s Govern Pictures

Baua Electric

Porsche is operating on a mid-cycle replace for its Taycan electrical sedan and wagon, and a prototype noticed this month was once dressed in virtually 0 camouflage tools. Date the styling updates glance to be delicate, there are rumors of a untouched efficiency flagship coming to whisk at the Tesla Type S Plaid.

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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