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New Formula E Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 celebrates world premiere

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With the Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, Porsche heads into a new era of Formula E. The electric racing car, which underwent an evolution in the Porsche Development Centre in Weissach, celebrated its world premiere in the Porsche Experience Center in Franciacorta, Italy.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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.& With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.& However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.&

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Porsche to Install 2MW Photovoltaic System on Roof of Parts Warehouse

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Porsche is making a 40,000-square-meter area on the roof top of its central spare parts warehouse in Sachsenheim (Baden-Wuerttemberg) available to the firm Goldbeck Solar GmbH, Hirschberg an der Bergstrasse, in order to install and operate approximately 8,500 photovoltaic modules there. Tags: Brief.

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Porsche Debuts Concept 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Geneva

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In addition to introducing the flywheel KERS equipped 911 GT3 R hybrid for production-based GT racing ( earlier post ) and the Cayenne S Hybrid ( earlier post ) at the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche unveiled the plug-in hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder concept car. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins. L/100 kilometers (78.4 L/100 kilometers (78.4

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Automakers Support Obama Administrations Development of National Program for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Fuel Consumption

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The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. Tags: Policy. Earlier post.). —Dave McCurdy.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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But then another rear-engined European import showed up, with a price tag similar to the Beetle's and two additional doors. It wasn't as quick on the ice as his Porsche 356-engined Beetle, but he held onto it until it rusted to nothingness (i.e., Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag.

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New Siemens Gas Turbine Exceeds Original Rated Output; 60%+ Efficiency

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An increase of two percentage points in efficiency has a substantial impact on the level of carbon dioxide emissions, reducing CO 2 output by 43,000 metric tons per year. Just one of its roughly 1,000 turbine blades generates ten times as much power as a Porsche 911. Tags: Brief. The gas turbine weighs 440 metric tons.

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