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Fastcharge consortium presents prototype for 450 kW charging station; Porsche research vehicle charges at 400 kW

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A Porsche research vehicle with a net battery capacity of approximately 90 kWh achieved a charging capacity of more than 400 kW on the new charging station, allowing for charging times of less than 3 minutes for the first 100 km range. The industrial consortium includes automotive manufacturers the BMW Group and Dr. Ing.

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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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Porsche invests in Israeli start-up Tactile Mobility; integration of tactile data into production cars

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Porsche is intensifying its collaboration with Israeli technology company Tactile Mobility with a minority investment. In addition to Porsche, Union Tech Ventures and existing investors are participating in the current investment round. It can also work on an aftermarket device connected to the vehicle CANBus/OBD.

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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The 15 additional plants slated for integration this year are from the Audi, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Porsche and Components brands. The main focuses include the predictive maintenance of machines and the reduction of reworking on vehicles through artificial intelligence (AI).

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ZF presents EVbeat concept vehicle with prototype of new 800-volt electric drive; compact, lightweight and efficient

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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. This is pre-filled and hermetically sealed and is therefore maintenance-free. EVSys800 e-drive. In addition, the concept has no interfaces to other vehicle areas such as the interior.

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Deutsche Telekom and Un-Blinking Technologies introduce iCar M2M solution for US car dealers and their customers

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Deutsche Telekom provides both the telemetry hardware for the vehicles as well as the SIM-cards and data connections. Progressive Seattle-area automotive group Barrier Motors in Bellevue has already equipped 1,500 cars from their Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, and Volvo brands with the iCar Intelligent Car Technology Package.

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Audi using swarm data to improve car-to-X service local hazard alerts

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The service is available in the new models from Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Škoda, Porsche, Bentley, and Lamborghini. In the car, control of the wheel slip can enable the development of tire maintenance services, for example, by detecting the level of wear as well as the performance level of the tire. In Europe, more than 1.7

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