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Tesla [TSLA] Still Worth More Than Toyota, Porsche, Mercedes, & Hyundai Combined

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla’s stock price and market cap are down considerably this year, on the back of slightly drooping sales (instead of 50% growth year over year), rumors of the more affordable Tesla being canceled, and a slow Cybertruck (and Semi) ramp-up. Tesla Full Self Driving (Supervised) has improved greatly with version.

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Tesla Cybertruck’s claim to outdrag Porsche 911 while towing one challenged

Teslarati

Tesla put out a major claim during its Cybertruck unveiling event in late November when it stated that it was able to out-drag race a Porsche 911 while towing the same vehicle. YouTube channel Engineering Explained has challenged the claim, stating that the Cybertruck is not faster than the Porsche, at least not while towing one.

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New Porsche Taycan smokes Tesla Model S Plaid record, is it the next electric hypercar?

Electrek

A new Porsche Taycan is expected to be unveiled soon. Ahead of its release, Porsche tested the pre-series Taycan out at the Nurburgring. The new Porsche Taycan lapped the Nurburgring 26 seconds quicker than the current version, topping the Tesla Model S Plaid by a whopping 18 seconds.

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Smartphone maker Xiaomi unveils first EV, aims to rival Tesla and Porsche

Electrek

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi officially unveiled its first electric car yesterday at a launch event in Beijing, while declaring its big ambitions to rival Tesla and Porsche and become a top automaker within the next two decades.

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Porsche Humiliates Tesla at the Nürburgring

The Truth About Cars

Zuffenhausen has knocked Tesla off its perch as king of the ‘ring, throwing down an all-electric lap time within a shout of the bonkers Rimac Nevera. This time around, Porsche development driver Lars Kern cracked off a lap time of 7:07.55 Image: Porsche] Become a& TTAC& insider. time, the previous record in this vein.

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First Drive: 2025 Porsche Taycan makes good on the mission

Green Car Reports

When Porsche revealed its original Mission E concept, in 2015, it was in many respects a first-draft effort of what it needed to do to one-up Tesla, and it dropped some positively jaw-dropping numbers. Porsche focused on an. Numbers alone aren’t what make a car thrilling or great.

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Tesla electric motor and Porsche 911 meet in sacrilegious perfection

Teslarati

There is a reason why the Porsche 911 is regarded as one of, if not the best, combustion powered car ever created. Changing the Porsche 911’s powerplant — well, that feels almost sacrilegious. Credit: Sacrilege Motors The 911 Cabriolet was equipped with a modified Tesla Model S motor capable of producing 500 horsepower.

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