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

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“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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Porsche, Customcells plant to start production in 2024 with 100 MWh/year; Si anode, BASF HED NCM cathode

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In June, Porsche announced an investment in its new joint venture company Cellforce Group GmbH. Porsche and joint venture partner Customcells, a spin-off from Fraunhofer, also announced the launch of production of high-performance battery cells at Porsche’s Weissach Development Center. Earlier post.).

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

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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.) seconds (-0.7 seconds (-0.9 Drive modes.

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Porsche Offers Li-ion Starter Battery Option

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Porsche will offer a lithium-ion starter battery option—the first automaker to do so—as of January 2010 for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder. Other benefits include a significantly greater number of charging and discharging cycles; a lower self-discharge; and longer service life. The new Li-ion starter battery.

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

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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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Tesla Cybertruck and Semi are candidates for 800-volt architecture

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Tesla’s rivals like Porsche have adopted such a system for the Taycan. Musk added that shifting to 800 volts would probably save the company $100 or so, but the cars’ charging infrastructure and the entire vehicle system would have to be changed for it. . Not everything is better.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG has entered into a partnership with Levant Power Corp. Levant Power Corp., Previous attempts to achieve high-bandwidth active suspension have fallen short due to cost, complexity and power consumption. The recently agreed cooperation between ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Levant Power Corp.,