Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2014

This was the year when it became obvious that upstart electric-car maker Tesla Motors has startled and worried all of the German luxury-car companies.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sacrilege Motors, a bespoke performance, restoration and electric-conversion studio, is partnering with UK-based powertrain supplier Fellten , a designer and manufacturer of systems used in converting classic cars into electric vehicles. Fellten’s Porsche 911 system, for 964 & G-Body. 63 kWh of battery for 200-mile range.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2015

It's official now: Porsche will put its striking and all-electric Mission E concept car into production within three to five years. One of the hits of the Frankfurt Motor Show held in September, the low, sleek, four-door Mission E concept represented Porsche's take on an all-electric luxury sport sedan.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We already know that in the next few years, we''ll see a slew of mid-size SUVs offered with plug-in hybrid powertrains--most from luxury brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, and Range Rover. But the German luxury marques are making plans to compete more directly with Tesla Motors and its Model S all-electric long-range luxury sedan.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2016

Looking at their future product plans, the established German luxury carmakers have now clearly started to take electric-car maker Tesla Motors seriously. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are all expected to launch at least one Tesla-targeting electric vehicle apiece over the next few years.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2016

As in other spheres of electrifying transport, Tesla Motors has pointed the way to one vision of the future with its expanding network of Supercharger fast-charging sites. But Tesla's network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2018

Renna most recently served as program manager for Model S and Model X at Tesla Motors. Renna personally led key product improvements on the autopilot & autonomous vehicle programs at Tesla and was instrumental in identifying, solving, and achieving critical financial targets.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

By now, it's well known that the German prestige brands--Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--will all offer at least one battery-electric luxury sedan or crossover utility vehicle sometime between 2017 and 2021. It's all in response to the startling success of Silicon Valley electric-car maker Tesla Motors.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In response to the success of Tesla Motors, established German luxury automakers are getting serious about electric cars. Audi and Porsche are both planning new all-electric models, and BMW is expected to expand its "i" range with at least one new model as well.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Unofficially ranked automakers fill bottom spots: Tesla Motors, with 257 PP100, increases 31 PP100 year over year, while Polestar (313 PP100) improves 15 PP100 year over year. Porsche (167 PP100) ranks second and Cadillac (170 PP100) ranks third. Among premium brands, Alfa Romeo ranks highest with a score of 143 PP100.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 17, 2015

It's been clear for a couple of years now that the German luxury makers feel they need competitive responses to the startling emergence of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. One by one, the concept vehicles--and production plans--have appeared, first the Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept and most recently the Porsche Mission E.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

We're back from the Frankfurt Motor Show, and we've been thinking about what upcoming German electric luxury cars mean for Tesla Motors. We also compare some sporty compact cars, tell you about a new hatchback coming up, and lay out this month's best green-car deals. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2015

It's still hard to explain to outsiders just how disruptive Tesla Motors and its electric luxury cars have been to the established German prestige automakers.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 22, 2015

Over the next few years, the German luxury establishment--including Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche--is expected to launch a barrage of electric car models in a belated attempt to take on startup Tesla Motors. For some time, it's been understood that one of those models will be an all-electric SUV from Audi.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2015

Two years ago, the launch of the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid produced the first ostensible large luxury plug-in sedan competitor to the Tesla Model S electric car. The Porsche is a plug-in hybrid, with an electric range of 15 or 16 miles; the Tesla is all-electric, with ranges of 208 to 275 miles.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Audi and Porsche have announced battery-electric luxury models coming in two to four years that directly target Tesla. DON'T MISS: Confirmed: Porsche Mission E Electric Car Will Be Built. BMW has had a battery-electric car (with an optional range extender) on the market for two years now.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Tesla has already set up Gigafactories for battery research and manufacturing in the US and China. They produce batteries for Tesla cars and solar applications. Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors introduced the word “Gigafactory” ‘in 2013 to represent the large-scale production capacity.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 8, 2010

Ferrari, Lotus or Porsche: close your eyes and picture a vehicle from any of those world-famous manufacturers and you’re likely to envision a dream car with sleek lines, an eye-catching body and incredible power. Fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions are unlikely to creep into the fantasy image.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

Automakers making the commitment are Audi; BMW; FCA US LLC; Ford; General Motors; Honda; Hyundai; Jaguar Land Rover; Kia; Maserati; Mazda; Mercedes-Benz; Mitsubishi Motors; Nissan; Porsche; Subaru; Tesla Motors; Toyota; Volkswagen; and Volvo Car USA.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors. The list includes two affordable 200-mile electric cars: the second-generation Nissan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2009

The future is green for Tesla Motors and its partner Daimler AG, as they plan to launch two plug-in electric vehicles in the near future. In an interview with the Green Car Advisor , Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk also said that Tesla would be replacing its current generation Roadster with a larger, four-seat sports car in 2013.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Tesla is hoping its new leasing strategy will help usher in a new round of early adopters into the mainstream. Read more in the article: Tesla to Offer Auto Leases. Tesla To Offer Auto Leases. Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

.&# Midlife crisis be damned, I’d rather have this Tesla than any Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus or Porsche. Tags: Production Diary Production News Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster 'Revenge' - Media Coverage. Those cars are just as expensive and far far more polluting. Complaints?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO. electric-car maker Tesla Motors plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, amid growing interest in green technology and battery-powered vehicles. Tesla said in September it delivered 700 Roadsters since February 2008. by Reuters.

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EV Central

MARCH 13, 2023

In other words, it doesn’t matter how much power the motor is rated to make, if the battery can’t supply the power, then it won’t happen. That’s one reason a Porsche Taycan or Mercedes-Benz EQE53 AMG makes less power once the battery has a lower state of charge. It includes outputs for vehicles built in the US and those built in China.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. The Rover’s axles and driveshafts are beefed up to withstand the electric motor’s immense power and torque. Some major automakers are even getting in on the act.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Brockmans electric Porsche Porsche914 : Bill and Sharon Hoopes EVs Porsche 944 :JBs cool project and pusher trailer Renault12 : Darryl McMahons Electric Vehicles, nice EV history page. PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. Porsche911T : D.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

And where current Tesla packs feature what Munro calls "a crappy cooling design" with thermal channels between cells—superfluous, because most heat is concentrated at cell ends—Munro says 4680 cells will rest atop a liquid-cooled thermal plate that's become a staple of EVs from GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, or Rivian.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

EV start-up Lucid is struggling with a range of software woes, and software problems have pushed back launches years at Audi, Porsche and Bentley EVs, which are part of Volkswagen Group. Another reliability risk-related issue is getting an EV repaired when something goes awry, or there is an accident.

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