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Porsche unveils Mission X electric hypercar concept

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Porsche unveiled its latest concept study, the two-seat Mission X. The battery is installed centrally behind the vehicle’s seats. This type of door was previously used on the legendary Porsche 917 racing car. This ‘e-core layout’ centers the mass in the car.

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Porsche presents two new eBikes

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Porsche is expanding its range of e-mobility products and introducing two new e-bikes to the market. The roadworthy features of the Porsche eBike Sport make it suited for everyday life, while the Porsche eBike Cross is designed for rough terrain. Porsche eBike Sport. Porsche eBike Cross.

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Porsche gives used Taycan batteries second life powering plant

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Porsche is giving some used Taycan batteries a second life doing just that. The automaker on Tuesday announced that it’s using an energy storage system consisting of 4,400 used Taycan battery modules to help power its factory in Leipzig, Germany.

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Group14 raises $400M in Series C; Porsche leads with $100M

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To deliver to customers including Porsche subsidiary Cellforce Group, Group14 plans to break ground on its second commercial-scale battery active materials (BAM) factory in the US to stay ahead of demand from markets reliant on high-performing batteries. The battery cells are the combustion chamber of the future.

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Porsche is offering a $22,500 discount off 2024 Taycan leases

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Photo: Porsche Porsche is offering up to a $22,500 discount off the MSRP on 2024 Taycan EV leases, but before you get too excited, let’s check the fine print. CarsDirect reports that the fine print on Porsche’s website says the advertised lease includes a $15,000 “non-cash credit for eligible customers.” What’s that mean?

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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. A Risky Business.

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Porsche Humiliates Tesla at the Nürburgring

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This time around, Porsche development driver Lars Kern cracked off a lap time of 7:07.55 Porsche is describing the car it used as a ‘pre-series Taycan’, suggesting the thing could be some sort of new high-performance trim set to debut when the model gets a midcycle refresh later this calendar year.

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