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Porsche 911 Hybrid Confirmed for Summer Debut

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For years, the possibility of a hybridized Porsche 911 has been the topic of much discussion among enthusiasts. Others believed the potential performance gains associated with hybridization were too lofty to ignore, often citing the legendary Porsche 918 as proof. Documents stipulate that the model (currently coded as the Porsche 992.2)

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Porsche Taycan 12V battery complaints prompts NHTSA investigation

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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) told Teslarati earlier today that it is investigating 2020 and 2021 Porsche Taycan models for 12-volt battery issues that are leading to a “loss of motive power,” according to an Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) Resume document.

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Porsche testing blockchain applications in cars

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In collaboration with the Berlin-based start-up XAIN , Porsche is currently testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles—making Porsche the first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test blockchain in a car. This could hold enormous potential, according to Oliver Döring, Financial Strategist at Porsche.

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EV charging is changing, Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector

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To put these startling developments in context, Charged interviewed more than a dozen executives, engineers and analysts from automakers, DC fast charging network operators, charging hardware firms and other businesses. In other words, Tesla is already familiar with charging via CCS protocols—via a different connector.

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Lucid continues to test Air prototypes ahead of late 2021 production

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Blake said the vehicle looks “big and bulky,” and not quite as sporty as the Porsche Taycan. The expansion would move annual production from 30,000 to nearly 400,000 vehicles, according to the documents obtained by Teslarati. Teslarati reader Blake M. The Lucid has more of a Mercedes S500 style.” What do you think?

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Tesla’s Santa Monica Supercharger imagined in new renders, but where’s the 50’s diner?

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Tesla’s massive Supercharger facility in Santa Monica, California, has been visualized in new renders, giving plenty of indication of what is to come to what is arguably the automaker’s most highly-anticipated charging facility to date. The lot was at one time home to Steve Taub Porsche-Audi, but this dealership closed down.

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VW committed to sell 2 new electric cars in California by Dec 2019: what are they?

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But among the thousands of pages of legal documents to settle dozens of civil and criminal charges in. Tens of thousands of bought-back TDI diesel vehicles still sit in fields awaiting modification and resale, or some other disposition.

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