The unfortunate truth about electric vehicles and charging infrastructure here in the U.S. is that Tesla is still far and away the best vehicle charging experience on the road. Nobody even comes close. The CCS-style 'EVSE' units are clunky and difficult to connect, and often are just plain broken. It makes a luxury experience—like owning a Porsche …
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Porsche buys $100M stake in battery advancing Group14 Technologies
As part of Porsche's ongoing plans to grow its electric car development and increase investment in battery technology which would make EVs more viable in the future, the company's investment arm has headed up a Series C funding round for Group14 Technologies in Washington State. Porsche will inject 100 million dollars into the company as part of …
Continue to the full articleProving The Porsche Taycan 4S Has Way More Range Than Its EPA Rating
Porsche's Taycan has been a point of contention among automotive enthusiasts lately, arguing that it's too expensive, or has too short of a range, or that it's not a "real Porsche". We truly loved the Taycan Turbo S when we got an opportunity to test it last year. And it feels like the future of not only Porsche, but sports cars in general. Even if …
Continue to the full articleThis Porsche Taycan Burst Into Flames In A Florida Garage
Every once in a while we see headlines of one electric car or another bursting into flames. When you're trying to pack a lot of electrons into a battery, sometimes the chemistry inside turns unstable and a fire results. It's a very low percentage, and being that the Taycan is still brand new I'm sure there are still a few kinks to work out. This is …
Continue to the full articleWhen Will Electric Cars Overtake Porsche’s ‘Ring Record?
First off, congratulations to Volkswagen. Porsche's corporate bedfellow's achievement is nothing short of remarkable. The all electric ID.R is an astonishing technical achievement, and lopped more than forty seconds off the existing lap record for electric vehicles. With a 6 minute 05.336 lap, the electric Volkswagen even bested Stefan Bellof's …
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