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Insane Collection of White Porsches Sells for $30 Million

The Truth About Cars

An expansive, strange collection of all-white Porsche products and memorabilia has sold for a total of $30.5 The Challenger doesn’t appear to boast any modifications that would denote it as a hardcore street racer or drag car and few individuals familiar with the Detroit racing scene at the time claim to have any knowledge of its existence.

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A Ride In A Century-Old Detroit Electric Car Warped My Mind

CleanTechnica EVs

Recently I had the exquisite pleasure of getting a ride in an original 1913 Detroit Electric car built by the Anderson Electric Car Company, and on several levels it was a surprising experience. The 1913 Detroit Electric First of all, the fact that this vehicle is 108 years old is impossible for me to compute. […].

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Statement: Detroit auto display all set to disappoint once more

Baua Electric

As Michael Martinez and his Car Information colleagues reported extreme age, a number of manufacturers have showed they aren’t moving to have stands at this age’s display: Volkswagen, Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Kia, Hyundai, Genesis, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Lexus, Polestar and Lucid.

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Detroit auto display vows to form a comeback in 2023. However which automakers can the display trap again?

Baua Electric

Organizers are promising that the 2023 North American Global Detroit Auto Display will quality extra emblem participation and automobile unearths than extreme time, even supposing it’s concealed which firms plan to go back to the mid-September match. ” The post Detroit auto display vows to form a comeback in 2023.

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Taycan Cross Turismo cost, cheapest Bolt EV lease, 50-mpg Niro hybrid, Polestar showrooms: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Polestar, with its EVs from China, is planning on showrooms in Detroit. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo, now priced, is a racy all-electric wagon good for the gravel. The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo will offer a racy shooting-brake. And Bolt EV deals have hit a new high—or is that a low?

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Porsche unveils flywheel-hybrid motor sports version of 918 Spyder

Green Car Congress

Porsche unveiled the 918 RSR at the North American International Auto Show, combining the flywheel technology of the 911 GT3 R hybrid ( earlier post ) and the design of the 918 Spyder. In addition to its use in Porsche racing cars, Matthias Mueller, President and CEO of Porsche. The electric flywheel next to the driver seat.

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US files civil complaint against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for alleged Clean Air Act violations

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC, Porsche AG, and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

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