Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2021

The all-electric Porsche Macan is ready to be tested on the road: after initial testing and development on the proving grounds of the Porsche Development Center in Weissach, the highly-camouflaged next-generation prototypes of the compact SUV are now leaving the Porsche premises for the first time.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2023

At its Global Technology Day in Friedrichshafen, ZF presented the electric concept vehicle EVbeat, which is designed for maximum compactness, low weight, and maximum efficiency in real operation. The ZF EVbeat concept vehicle is based on a Porsche Taycan and takes leading series technology from ZF and other market players as a benchmark.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

At the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche presented the Mission E Cross Turismo, a concept study of an electrically-powered “Cross-Utility Vehicle.” The road-ready Mission E Cross Turismo is a continuation of the Mission E study that Porsche presented at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in 2015. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

At the Paris Motor Show, Porsche presented the Panamera Sport Turismo concept, a plug-in hybrid that offers 416 hp (306 kW) of peak system power. The drive system of the Panamera Sport Turismo is an advanced development of the parallel full hybrid that Porsche already implements today in the. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2018

Porsche AG has taken a 10% stake in the technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili. As part of its electrification efforts, Porsche is seeking a development partnership with the young company. —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Audi is presenting the battery-electric e-tron GT concept four-door coupé as a show car at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Audi e-tron GT concept has a 4.96-meter The technology for this automobile was developed in close collaboration with Porsche. The range of the concept car will be more than 400 kilometers (248.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). The Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1 Total output is 320 kW.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2017

From 2019, a Porsche factory team will compete in Formula E. Porsche is now the fourth German OEM to realign its motorsport strategy this year to enter Formula E, following Audi ( earlier post ), BMW ( earlier post ) and Mercedes-Benz ( earlier post ). Porsche is working with alternative, innovative drive concepts.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

Porsche has built “3 figures worth” of prototypes of the upcoming 600 hp electric Taycan sports car (formerly known as Mission E earlier post ), which is due to be released next year. Porsche is currently projecting roughly 20,000 units per year—approximately two-thirds of the current sales figures for the 911.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Porsche has earned a third consecutive Manufacturers’ World Championship title with the 919 Hybrid. The Porsche 919 Hybrid has netted six world championships, three outright Le Mans wins, a total of 17 race wins including seven double victories, 19 pole positions and twelve fastest race laps from 33 races. Season 2017 Porsche LMP team.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2015

As scheduled, this marks the start of the 2015 motorsport season for the Porsche Team. The new Porsche 919 Hybrid is a comprehensive evolution of the successful car that made its debut in 2014. 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid. 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid. The hybrid powertrain of the Porsche 919 Hybrid. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Porsche is operating on a mid-cycle replace for its Taycan electrical sedan and wagon, and a prototype noticed this month was once dressed in virtually 0 camouflage tools. A untouched BRZ tS grade provides some authentic efficiency upgrades, although energy left-overs unchanged.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2015

The second-generation Porsche Team 919 Hybrids ( earlier post) took first and second place at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans (the 83 rd running). The winning Porsche led the race from the ninth hour. Porsche’s win came 17 years after its last win in 1998 (including the TWR-Porsche and Dauer-Porsche wins).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2013

Porsche has introduced the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid sports car, the first of six or more plug-in hybrids coming from the Volkswagen Group. Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. This design requires a new thermodynamic air channeling concept.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Porsche will unveil the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The all-wheel Porsche achieves a top speed of 278 km/h (173 mph) and delivers a system torque of 700 N·m from stationary without hesitation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

The final Porsche 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) has come off the line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen according to schedule. The hybrid super sports concept car made its debut at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show, and was launched on the market as a limited series in late 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2016

Porsche has officially dedicated a new engine plant for eight-cylinder engines. Porsche’s new engine plant will also contribute towards synergies within the Volkswagen Group. Porsche stands for sporty high-performance engines: from engine design to series production. Flexible interlinkage of manufacturing and automation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Porsche unveiled the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post )—the fourth model in the Panamera line—at the Paris Motor Show. Energy consumption is 15.9 In the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, the electrical energy is also used to increase the car’s top speed. Evolution of Porsche Panamera plug-in hybrid models.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

According to Autocar , work is already well underway to reinvent the AMG GT four-door coupe to morph it into more of a rival for the Porsche Taycan Turbo S or Tesla Model S Plaid – except the AMG product is set to be even quicker, and possibly more fun to drive. Set to be the first car to benefit from Mercedes-AMG’s bespoke AMG.EA

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 12, 2022

The electrons keep on flowing and electric vehicle news keeps on flowing, from solid-state battery progress to portable EV charging to new electric cars. Scroll down below for more EV news that we didn’t quite get to covering in individual articles. Electric Car News Volkswagen to show the ID. Buzz at the 2022 New York […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

Beginning in 2022, the first electric model based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE)—developed jointly with Porsche—will roll off the Ingolstadt assembly line. When the Audi Q4 e-tron reaches the end of its life cycle, its battery is to be used in second-life concepts or recycled as a source of raw materials.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Honda’s radical new Saloon concept, which serves to preview a line of revolutionary new EVs dubbed the 0 Series, is 90% ready for production in 2026. The larger Space Hub concept has not been confirmed for production; a smaller, similarly conceived SUV is inbound as part of the 0 Series, however, which follows similar principles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

Next, it will introduce the Audi Q4 e-tron SUV and e-tron GT performance sedan, which have already been shown as concept vehicles. The high-voltage battery stores up to 95 kWh of energy and can recover up to 30% of energy used to drive the vehicle during regenerative braking applications. With a wheelbase that stretches 115.3

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Because most fossil fuel-powered cars are to be replaced by electric vehicles in the next ten years in line with EU legislation, a massive expansion of charging infrastructure that is powered by 100% renewable energy is essential. Furthermore, the company will take customer experience to a new level with its ‘Oasis’ concept.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2020

Innovative concepts are introduced in the magnetic structure and operation at the core of the HET, resulting in large amount of torque generation. This technological breakthrough has as big of an impact on minimizing global energy consumption as any major battery breakthrough could have. Higher voltages will be available upon request.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2023

Developers at the Porsche Group are working on new concepts for brake force distribution which will enable better braking energy recuperation in electric vehicles without compromising comfort. Porsche has developed algorithms for the Taycan that prevent this from happening. The driver feels this as a jolt.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Volkswagen Group Components, with its partner eClassics, is presenting a holistic concept for the subsequent electrification of the historic Volkswagen Beetle. The lithium-ion battery modules cumulatively deliver energy of up to 36.8 Based on this concept, the subsequent electrification of other historic vehicles will also be possible.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In Nuremberg, Audi is now road testing an urban premium charging concept: the Audi charging hub is addressed to customers without charging options at home and geared toward managing possible future peak demand. With the growing number of electric models, the requirements for the charging infrastructure will also grow.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

Thanks to co-operation with local power supplier ED3, the project team is working on a concept to provide all the electricity for the station from solar energy in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

Williams Hybrid Power’s novel flywheel technology helped to power the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to the lead for eight hours at last weekend’s Nürburgring 24hr race. The 911 GT3 R Hybrid was one of 33 Porsches to take the start line in a field of 200 entries in the endurance race on the Nordschleife.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The five-year contract, awarded under DARPA’s Power Efficiency Revolution For Embedded Computing Technologies ( PERFECT ) program, will fund research for processors that are 75-times more energy-efficient than current embedded solutions. The PERFECT program envisions three phases, according to DARPA. —NVIDIA.

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EV Central

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hot high-performance electric flagship Alfa Romeo SUV on way to battle Porsche Cayenne and BMW iX Better still, sodium-ion batteries (Tiamat prototyopes pictured top) are said to be faster to charge, safer to use, with much less chance of the catastrophic thermal runaway conventional batteries occasionally suffer.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder. Wolfram Thomas takes charge of Group Production.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 2, 2023

While Porsche , BMW, Mercedes, and Audi are all working on next-generation EV platforms that will come out between 2024 and 2025, only one is working on 900-volt architecture; Mercedes. Mercedes first showed off their next-generation 900-volt architecture in January 2022 with its EQXX concept EV. platform will use 900-volt.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

The basic concept for the next-generation powertrain of the Formula E race car has been finalized and some of its components are already being tested. As its third major motorsport pillar, Schaeffler has a commitment in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) high-tech racing series with Audi’s sister brand Porsche.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

and e-Golf; the Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid and the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid at the Frankfurt show. We must have a holistic mindset and a comprehensive approach to mobility—from generating energy through development, production, retail and vehicle operation right down to recycling. —Martin Winterkorn.

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