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Watch Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Set Epic Altitude Change Record

InsideEVs

From the bottom of a mine in Michigan to the summit of Pikes Peak, the Porsche EV covered a vertical distance of over three miles.

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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo sets Guinness altitude change record at Pikes Peak

Teslarati

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo recently set a rather unique Guinness World Record. To achieve its feat, the team of drivers had to bring the Taycan Cross Turismo to Eagle Mine in Michigan, one of the lowest drivable points in the country. Credit: Porsche North America. Credit: Porsche North America.

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Taycan review, Equinox EV deal, R1T top safety, 70-mile PHEVs: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of the 2025 Porsche Taycan , we found that with improvements to performance, efficiency, and charging, this grand-touring electric sports car lives up to its original mission—and much more. Is CEO Elon Musk costing Tesla sales? Now, GM reportedly seeks a similar deal with CATL.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

Green Car Congress

liter diesel engine was ultimately placed in certain VW, Audi, and Porsche diesel vehicles sold in the United States for MY 09 through MY 16. The initial SCR design required a certain amount of AdBlue be stored onboard the vehicle to reduce NO x emissions to legal limits and reach a 10,000 mile service interval for refilling.

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ONE Technologies teams with BMW to achieve iX EV with 600 miles of range

Teslarati

ONE Technologies, a battery manufacturing startup out of Novi, Michigan, has announced that they will be working with BMW to test their new “dual chemistry” battery and have the goal of achieving 600 miles of range on a single charge with the company’s iX electric vehicle. What do you think of the article?

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Cadillac Celestiq will buy you a whole lot of opulence for $340K – take a look

Baua Electric

General Motors just announced that it has finally started production at its factory in Michigan, but only in very limited numbers, of course. Spec-wise, the Celestiq 2024 debut model comes equipped with a 111-kilowatt-hour battery pack for an expected range of about 300 miles of range on a single charge.

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2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV: Chevy’s lowest-priced electric car gets a big brother

Charged EVs

However, its parent company seems likely to devote at least as much marketing to the GMC Hummer EV coming late this year [and the Cadillac Lyriq that will follow early in 2022] as to the much smaller, much less noticeable and glamorous tall hatchback—regardless of its 250-mile projected range rating. New role: value pricing.