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Porsche Mission X: A deep dive inside the first mid-motored EV with the guy who created it

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Outside of the willfully illogical Porsche 911, the mid-engined layout has long been considered the gold standard for sports cars, with its perfect balance. Now the world is about to see the introduction of the first mid-engined, or at least mid-batteried, electric cars, thanks to none other than Porsche. Porsche Mission X.

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Premium EV bargain hunting? 2024’s best cut-price prestige electric buys

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A mate bought a pre-loved Porsche Taycan RWD last week. But have you heard Porsche doesn’t mind charging for a few extras? 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S – $260,000 (-$78,500) The Porsche Taycan Turbo S flagship – you can snare a used one for less than a new entry-level 911. Just over a year old.

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Malaysia wants EVs to be tax-free, duty-free to encourage consumers to buy

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During his address to Parliament earlier this week, Malaysian finance minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz cited the reduction of pollutants and better air quality as the main indicators of why electric cars are a good idea. The current market for electric vehicles in Malaysia is small. I’d love to hear from you!

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Sounds off – Will electric cars ever sound any good? | Opinion

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Unfortunately, a few years later, when I drove a BMW i4 on the road – up to that point the most enjoyable and involving EV money could buy – I realised that the most important button in the whole car was the one that turned the noises off. Hans Zimmer’s studio. I hated them. Or is this as good as it gets?

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I’ve driven the Tesla killer – and it’s not what you think it is | Opinion

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The fact that bad actors would buy said blue ticks and use them to pretend to be famous people or corporations was as predictable as Musk attacking Mark Zuckerberg after he launchd his Twitter competitor, Threads, which went on to sign up 30 million new users in its first 24 hours and 100m in its first week. Nor would I buy one.

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

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From Porsche to Mercedes-Benz in the luxury segment and from Maruti to Mahindra and numerous startups, all want a share of this growing market. Due to this, customers had to face long waiting periods, as long as six to eight months, and this affected the whole idea of ‘buying a new car’ during the pandemic.

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Top 180+ Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Electrical, Mechanical, Management, AI, Environmental Engineering, etc.

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We have published some articles about electric vehicle-related project ideas here in this blog. List of Electric Vehicle Project Ideas Auto adjustment of the control strategy based on the data collected from the vehicle (driving pattern, temperature, etc.) The list includes technical and management-related projects.

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