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Porsche Taycan upgrade cuts vehicle’s charging time in half

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Porsche has upgraded the Porsche Taycan’s onboard charger and has cut its charging time in half. While the Porsche Taycan has grown its notoriety for being the EV for more traditional performance enthusiasts , its battery specs have lagged behind competitors like Tesla and Lucid. What do you think of the article?

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

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“Six out of ten Porsche Taycan” ever delivered have a problem with battery management that affects and damages battery cells, requires replacement of cells and batteries, and is causing vehicle fires, according to a source working at Porsche’s headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Germany. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

In addition to Toyota, Honda, Ford, and Porsche are highlighted as key players in the GlobalData report. Interestingly, a Reuters article from June 2023 humorously quoted energy industry professionals, stating due to the continued use of first-gen EVs, there aren’t sufficient used EV batteries for a second-life battery market yet.

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Tesla Prepping IPO

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here is the full text of the article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. roads by 2015 and low-cost Department of Energy loans for manufacturers. The carmaker is developing a second, lower-cost model, an electric sedan known as the Model S, which will have a base price of $49,900. Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO.

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The Importance of Thermal Management Systems In EVs

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A glycol-water mix is a low-cost, well-known cooling fluid that generally contains roughly 50% glycol, 45% water, and 5% additives such as antioxidants, antifreeze, corrosion inhibitors, solvents, and dyes. Now let us check out some of the potential coolants.

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The Importance of Thermal Management Systems In EVs

Get Electric Vehicle

A glycol-water mix is a low-cost, well-known cooling fluid that generally contains roughly 50% glycol, 45% water, and 5% additives such as antioxidants, antifreeze, corrosion inhibitors, solvents, and dyes. Now let us check out some of the potential coolants. #1.

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How to improve EV traction motor efficiency

Charged EVs

For example, both Porsche and Audi have used a two-speed gear transmission in their EVs, but Bosch is currently making the case for its CVT4EV , which is a constant-velocity transmission that is optimized for EVs by cutting its speed reduction range in half to double its maximum torque capability (as compared to its ICE counterpart).

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