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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business establish 5G hybrid MPN at Nardò

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business have established Europe’s first 5G hybrid mobile private network (MPN) at Nardò Technical Center (NTC) for the development of intelligent and connected vehicles. Besides the new mobile network, now NTC also offers its customers a high-performance 1 Gbit/s connection.

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Porsche updates first Porsche Taycan models with free software update

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Porsche extensively updated its all-electric Taycan last September for the new model year. Porsche is making the software update available free of charge on a worldwide basis. The 22 kW on-board AC charger will be available as a retro-fit option in selected markets from the end of 2021.

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Porsche and Frauscher developing electric sports boat; PPE drive technology

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Porsche and the Frauscher Shipyard in Austria are developing an electric yacht—the Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air—that is intended to set standards on the water with its typical Porsche E-Performance. The Frauscher x Porsche 850 Fantom Air is based on the Frauscher 858 Fantom Air daycruiser, the 8.67-meter

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Porsche and UP.Labs found first joint startup: Pull Systems for vehicle data

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Porsche AG and its partner UP.Labs have jointly founded their first company; Los Angeles-based startup Pull Systems is developing a machine-learning-as-a-service solution for capturing and analyzing vehicle data. UP.Labs is part of the UP.Partners ecosystem, which also includes UP.Ventures and UP.Summit.

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ABI: connected car market will endure a 15% shipment decline, flat revenues in 2020; sales return on trend early 2022

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After years of consistent growth, the connected vehicle industry will face a 15% decline in shipments and flat revenues in 2020, according to projections by ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm. ABI Research expects 115 million global connected car shipments, and a market value of US$83 billion in 2025.

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Porsche Digital and Storck develop new Cyklær e-bike brand

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Porsche Digital is expanding its product portfolio and is addressing new digital business models in the field of urban mobility with the formation of the new Cyklær e-bike brand. Cyklær bicycle is our first step into this promising and fast growing market. —Florian Rothfuss, Head of Customer Innovation at Porsche Digital.

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Porsche demos grid balancing capability of group of Taycan EVs with cloud-based pooling system

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A realistic pilot test conducted by Porsche, the grid operator TransnetBW and consulting firm Intelligent Energy System Services (IE2S), has demonstrated that electrical balancing power can be stored in the high-voltage batteries of an intelligent swarm of electric cars. The Porsche Home Energy Manager monitors energy and power consumption.

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