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Porsche greenlights Mission E electric sports car; launch at end of decade

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The supervisory board of Porsche AG today has greenlighted the Mission E—the first 100% electric Porsche. The Mission E battery-electric concept car made its premiere at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in September. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG.

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Porsche introduces 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car

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Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. Combined system power is 887 hp (661 kW). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Porsche finishes production of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid; platform for advanced development for vehicles and manufacturing

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The final Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) has come off the line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen according to schedule. The hybrid super sports concept car made its debut at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show, and was launched on the market as a limited series in late 2013.

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Incoming 750kW Mercedes-AMG GT 63 sedan to debut AMG’s wild new EV tech to take on Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S Plaid

EV Central

Mercedes-AMG is hatching plans to bin the V8 and embrace new state-of-the-art, all-electric tech for its next Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe in a bid to create the world’s quickest four-door sedan. Expect battery-powered AMG GT sedan to measure in around 5100mm, around the same size as the current car.

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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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Volkswagen Group Research and leading robotics company KUKA will intensify their strategic partnership with the joint development of area ofrobot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future. One of the aims of the research collaboration is to develop robot-based innovations for all-electric and autonomous automobiles.

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‘Premium German automaker’ places mysterious order for next-gen EV components

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While Porsche , BMW, Mercedes, and Audi are all working on next-generation EV platforms that will come out between 2024 and 2025, only one is working on 900-volt architecture; Mercedes. While Mercedes has not explicitly outlined all of the specifications for the next-generation architecture, there is reason to believe the MB.EA

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It’s a cut-price Porsche! VW plots reborn Scirocco electric sports car based on Boxster EV

EV Central

Volkswagen is plotting to reboot its Volkswagen Scirocco as a fast all-electric coupe that will share much with the incoming replacement for the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman. If green lit for production, the long-awaited fourth-generation Volkswagen Scirocco will be on sale by 2028 at the earliest.

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