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Porsche estimates ~20k units of the electric Taycan per year

Green Car Congress

Porsche has built “3 figures worth” of prototypes of the upcoming 600 hp electric Taycan sports car (formerly known as Mission E earlier post ), which is due to be released next year. Porsche is currently projecting roughly 20,000 units per year—approximately two-thirds of the current sales figures for the 911.

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

will need as many as 235,000 fast EV chargers to meet demand — up from about 47,000 chargers that are available today. Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche and BMW have similar initiatives. In Europe, BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Daimler are even working together to build a network of 400 fast-charging stations.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Stuttgart may not boast of Degas or Monet, but its prominent names are perhaps even more famous than Paris’ painters: Mercedes–Benz and Porsche. Many of the electric vehicles available today have familiar brand names, but under the hood, these cars often rely on the technology and expertise of outside suppliers.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT-Line RWD

Clean Fleet Report

Five versions of the EV6 are available with two different batteries, rear or all-wheel drive, and between 167 and 576 hp. The range-topping EV6 GT AWD model with 676 HP has a Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 3.2 It’s available in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive. Kia’s aero look What Is the EV6?

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Tech: Another Day, Another Battery Breakthrough

Clean Fleet Report

Underscoring the corporate commitment, Porsche’s head of e-mobility sat in on and endorsed QuantumScape’s announcement. Volkswagen is also working with Swedish batterymaker Northvolt AB , which has also had investments from BMW. Ford and BMW have invested in the solid state battery start-up Solid Power.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

Clean Fleet Report

In the range topping GT-Line AWD model, it’s got Porsche-level performance of 0-60 in 4.6 It’s available in both RWD or AWD and has two battery options, either a 55 kilowatt-hour (kWh) or 77.4 It’s not the fastest EV on the market today, but it’s no slouch. What Is the EV6? inch wheelbase.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

There are trucks and buses being converted commercially today. Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning.

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