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Porsche expects more than 80% of new vehicle sales to be all-electric in 2030

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Last year, almost 40% of all new Porsche vehicles delivered in Europe were already at least partly electric—i.e. In 2025, half of all new Porsche sales are expected to come from the sale of electric vehicles—again, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.

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Porsche Casts Doubt Upon Combustion Ban Timeline

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.& 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.& In 2022, the EU estimated that 21.6-percent

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Porsche Taycan facelift with expected 1,000 hp and 3 motors already being tested

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When the Porsche Taycan was released, the reigning all-electric sedan champion was the Tesla Model S Performance. It was then no surprise that Porsche appears to have busied itself improving the Taycan so that it can compete on a more even footing against its direct rivals. A lot has happened since then.

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Tesla dominates January BEV sales in the United States with S3XY lineup all in Top 10

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Tesla’s domination of the United States electric vehicle sector continues Tesla’s Model Y, Model 3, and Model S claimed the top three spots of January’s U.S. Around 50,380 electric vehicles made their way to customers in the United States in January, according to new data from Experian and Automotive News.

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Volkswagen Group delivers 42% more all-electric vehicles in the first quarter

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In the United States, 15,700 BEVs were delivered (global share: 11%), almost twice as many as in the prior-year period. Around 70% of the Group’s BEV deliveries went to its home region of Europe. China was the Group’s second-largest BEV market with deliveries of 21,500 vehicles (global share: 15%). 5 41,900 Volkswagen ID.3

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Rivian hires former Porsche exec Kjell Gruner as gross sales eminent

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Rivian stated that Gruner serves at the board of Livewire, an electrical bike producer, the German American Chamber of Trade of the Southern United States and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Trade. Gruner joined Porsche in 1999 from Boston Consulting Team. Urvaksh Karkaria contributed to this tale.

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Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo sets Guinness altitude change record at Pikes Peak

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The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo recently set a rather unique Guinness World Record. feet below sea level all the way to the top of Pikes Peak, one of the United States’ most dangerous roads. Credit: Porsche North America. Watch the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo’s Guinness World Record drive in the video below.

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