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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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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

Many sports car enthusiasts believe that the gas sports car will hold on for decades, a niche market offering for those of us who demand a mechanical connection to our vehicles. Statistically, no buyer of any new mass-produced car wants an “old car” experience — sports car or not. Only 130 will be built. already feels impossible.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. Appendix A: PHEV compared to BEV for a zero CO 2 Society. slow charge.

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Volkswagen launches new Passat GTE plug-in hybrid in Europe

Green Car Congress

Together with the plug-in hybrids from Audi (A3 e-tron, Q7 e-tron and R8 e-tron) and Porsche (Cayenne S E-Hybrid and Panamera S E- Hybrid), Volkswagen AG now has ten models in its portfolio driven wholly or partially on electric power. In terms of the brand, the Passat GTE is a basic building block in Volkswagen’s electric motoring strategy.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. For example, fuel economy statistics and a graphic display of the electric range is shown on the navigation map. The driver can choose between four modes. “EV”

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