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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. 2023 Porsche Taycan RWD in Crayon and with choice options.

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Porsche, Customcells plant to start production in 2024 with 100 MWh/year; Si anode, BASF HED NCM cathode

Green Car Congress

In June, Porsche announced an investment in its new joint venture company Cellforce Group GmbH. Porsche and joint venture partner Customcells, a spin-off from Fraunhofer, also announced the launch of production of high-performance battery cells at Porsche’s Weissach Development Center. Earlier post.).

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2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid PHEV debuts; third new Porsche hybrid powertrain since 2017

Green Car Congress

The newly introduced 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid makes significant advancements over both the standard Cayenne and the preceding Cayenne S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) it replaces, including more power, quicker acceleration, a faster top speed, and increased electric-only range. Earlier post.) Acceleration from zero to 60 mph happens in 4.7

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Porsche Opens 1st “Charging Lounge”

CleanTechnica EVs

Now we’re getting somewhere! Five years ago, in collaboration with GreenWay and more than 10 private, public, and nonprofit partners, CleanTechnica produced a report on EV charging station guidelines for cities. Included in the report were specific station design recommendations.

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Hyundai Ioniq 5 wins Cars.com’s Best Electric Vehicle for 2024 award

Teslarati

For the second year in a row, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 has been deemed by Cars.com as its Best Electric Vehicle for 2024. Cars.com cited the Ioniq 5’s well-rounded set of features, price, and performance, as a key reason behind the vehicle’s award. Tesla’s vehicle lineup is notably absent.

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Porsche mentioned to reconsider plan to ditch Macan ICE gross sales in U.S. by way of mid-decade

Baua Electric

Porsche is rethinking a plan to ditch combustion engine Macan gross sales in its second-largest marketplace. Porsche supposed to sundown the combustion engine Macan within the U.S. However now the corporate will jerk a wait-and-see option to journey EV-only with its best-selling type, Porsche instructed its U.S. in 2025 or 2026.

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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

Green Car Congress

million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to significantly increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. Covered vehicles include new buses, trucks, locomotives, ferries, tug boats, and cargo handling equipment, as well as the availability of electric vehicle charging equipment statewide.

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