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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. 2023 Porsche Taycan RWD in Crayon and with choice options.

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2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid PHEV debuts; third new Porsche hybrid powertrain since 2017

Green Car Congress

The newly introduced 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid makes significant advancements over both the standard Cayenne and the preceding Cayenne S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) it replaces, including more power, quicker acceleration, a faster top speed, and increased electric-only range. Earlier post.) Drive modes.

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New 600kW Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance hybrid hits 100km/h quicker than you can say its name

EV Central

Forget the multi-million-dollar Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar and its real F1 engine because if you’re looking for the quickest Benz of all time you’ll need the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance that will arrive in Australia in the first half of 2025. READ MORE: Beijing show: Benz rips the covers off 432kW 3.0-tonne

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle for 2024 award

Teslarati

Cars.com also cited the Ioniq 5’s 350 kW DC fast charging capabilities, which are valuable on long road trips. We’re particularly proud that the IONIQ 5’s long list of virtues continues to make it the leader in a very competitive and rapidly changing EV environment,” the executive stated.

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Tesla Cybertruck and Semi are candidates for 800-volt architecture

Teslarati

Tesla’s rivals like Porsche have adopted such a system for the Taycan. Lucid Motors went even further by adopting a 900-volt architecture for its Air sedan. . Baglino noted that the architecture makes sense for electric cars that require higher power on charging or more torque. Not everything is better.

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Audi EV prices lowered by up to $3,000 through Costco

Baua Electric

These models share the J1 platform with the Porsche Taycan, meaning they’re the only Audi EVs to feature 800-volt charging. 2024 Audi SQ8 E-Tron A $2,000 discount is also available on the Q8 E-Tron and its three-motor SQ8 E-Tron performance variant in both standard and Sportback body styles.

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Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: “The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

Teslarati

Lucid Motors made it a point to go above and beyond the industry standard when it released the Air, its first vehicle. While the Lucid Air is not selling as strongly as its rivals like the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, the luxury electric vehicle maker is nonetheless optimistic about its potential. We’re at 4.6

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