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Porsche and Audi Recall Almost 6,700 EVs for Insufficient Battery Sealant

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Porsche and Audi recently issued a recall that illustrates that point, as the vehicles share most of their underlying engineering and could have batteries with insufficient sealant. The problem is related to a new sealant material Porsche added to its manufacturing process in late 2022. reports started trickling in.

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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. The Porsche Taycan’s charging port.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

EV Central

There’s also a fair number of used EVs under a year old or as dealer ex-demos with heavy discounts over RRP. Dedicated city cars with cheap-feeling cabins, but rarer than a Pagani Zonda on our shores. A bit of haggling will drop that price further – dealers will probably play ball to shift ’em.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. The company has already done plenty of background work (dealer training, charging infrastructure, etc) so it can push the button on the e-Niro later in 2021. Look out Porsche Macan! Due in 2022.

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

EV Central

Instead, it was more about dipping a toe in the electrified water and getting the Kia dealer network ready or the EV onslaught. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. Australia received the Niro very late in its model cycle and it was never intended to be a stayer. Kia Niro EV GT-Line interior. Talking point.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

EVs ain’t cheap Price is another EV purchase risk that is comparable to EV range. EV start-up Lucid is struggling with a range of software woes, and software problems have pushed back launches years at Audi, Porsche and Bentley EVs, which are part of Volkswagen Group.

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