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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

“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. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Test drive: 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 overshadows Model 3

Baua Electric

Its streamliner design features a front end that arguably has Porsche Panamera and GM EV1 vibes. Both require a wired USB-A connection, which boggles the mind. The Hyundai Ioniq 6 just looks cool, and its design is functional to boot. The rear end harkens back to the Infiniti J30 and finishes it off with a ducktail spoiler.

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The Toyota FT-Se Concept Probably Isn’t the Next MR2

The Truth About Cars

When Toyota first previewed the MR2 in 1981 as the SA-X Prototype, the whole point was to offer customers a car that was incredibly engaging to drive while also being cheap to own. An argument could be made that electrification could be used to help keep the car cheap to operate. The recipe would presumably be different for the FT-Se.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. We don’t know if the Ioniq 6 will introduce remote connectivity – allowing activating climate control or checking the charge status from your phone – as found in Teslas, for example. It’s striking in the metal.

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2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: road and track review of a Kia EV6 GT and Tesla Model 3 Performance killer

EV Central

2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N But as our European correspondent John Carey suggested , it’s less than half the price of a Porsche Taycan GTS ($248,300) and, having track tested both, can confirm the cheaper Hyundai’s a more thrilling track machine. Same power, incidentally, as a Porsche 911 Turbo S.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

EV Central

But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. inch infotainment screen, although the addition of satellite-navigation means it drops the wireless smartphone connectivity, with users instead having to plug in if they want to use Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior. Talking point.

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Q&A with CharIN North America President: It’s all about interoperability

Charged EVs

Oleg: Well, I would like to focus on positives, and the positive that I saw in the draft of the bill is that money is going to be directed to connected, smart and interoperable infrastructure. Without connectivity, you cannot really integrate transportation with the power grid. It’s a must. Oleg: It’s a very viable technology.