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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

The Truth About Cars

.& With this in mind, Porsche’s CFO was recently quoted as saying European combustion bans will probably need to be delayed and there’s good reason to believe him.& However, Porsche Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke was quoted by Automotive News on Thursday casting some doubts.&

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Porsche driving experience set to transform with autonomous vehicle entry

Teslarati

Porsche has announced that it will work with Intel’s Mobileye unit to introduce autonomous driving features to upcoming models. Now, joining its massive portfolio is a brand many expect to be quite adverse to autonomous driving technology, Porsche. Since its founding, Porsche has made its vehicles about the driving experience.

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

Green Car Congress

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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EV charging is changing, Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers

Charged EVs

Part 1: How automakers’ disappointment in Electrify America drove them into Tesla’s arms Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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Porsche SE acquires ~10% stake in real-time traffic information company INRIX; 1st step to complementing investment in VW AG

Green Car Congress

Porsche Automobil Holding SE has acquired a stake of around 10% in INRIX, one of the leading providers of real-time traffic information. For Porsche SE, the acquisition is the first step towards creating a portfolio of investments complementing its existing shareholding in Volkswagen AG. The investment volume is around $55 million.

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EV charging is changing, Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector

Charged EVs

The question is most acute for 800-volt pioneer Porsche, but it also applies to increasing numbers of EVs from GM, Hyundai, Kia and Lucid, with more to come. It’s too early to offer a definitive answer to that question.

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ExxonMobil launches Mobil EV suite of fluids and greases for EVs

Green Car Congress

In combination, plug-in hybrids, battery electric and fuel cell vehicles are predicted to exceed 20% of the world’s light-duty fleet by 2040. Mobility is changing and electric vehicles are becoming a greater part of the mix.

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