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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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Bcomp closes US$35M Series B with mobility and impact venture capital

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The strategic group of investors consists of automotive venture capital from BMW i Ventures, Volvo Cars Tech Fund and Porsche Ventures—alongside Airbus Ventures, Generali, and existing investors—collectively adding new competencies to help fuel Bcomp’s growth.

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Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

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The M200 is also the first open drip-proof motor with an integrated controller able to work underwater for marine applications. The M200 motor is so torque dense that four Linear Labs M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine. Source: Linear Labs.

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Volkswagen to introduce Passat Plug-in hybrid “soon”; Group electrifying more than 40 more models over next few years

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kWh/100 km) to the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (3.1 Volkswagen is also the first German automaker to have joined the Clean Shipping Network in order to analyze and reduce the environmental impact of marine transport. He said that the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE (1.5 l/100 km) and Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (1.5

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Test Drive to Work

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

If my ammeter from West Marine is correct, then just cruising takes about 50 amps and every time I accelerate even slightly, the current goes up over 200 amps. I think people experience cognitive dissonance when they see a little red Porsche sports car being the slowest car on the road.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance

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Our Marin County Mach-E GT and GT Performance test drives took us from Sausalito to Olema, then along the coastal mountains to the quaint town of Stinson Beach. We heard the same thing about the Porsche Cayenne SUV, launched in 2003, that it didn’t look like a 911. The Cayenne is now Porsche’s top-selling vehicle.

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Motor Cables and High Current Posts

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

It turns out that a great source for high-current EV parts is the Marine store. I purchased these high-current post connectors from West Marine in Portland for about $9.00. Many people end up wiring up their own boats with high-current circuits, so I'm not too surprised.

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