This morning, Porsche sent us an email with the following sentence in it, "Porsche AG has invested in the technology and electric sports car company Rimac Automobili by taking a minority shareholding of ten per cent." That sounds great, but what the heck is Rimac Automobili? Well, in case you hadn't yet heard of them, they're a young and small …
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Introducing the Mission E Tractor – A Revolution in Farming
In a surprise move today, Porsche announced a return to their agricultural roots with the debut of the Mission E Tractor. Typical of Porsche, expect the Mission E Tractor to be the fastest accelerating agricultural vehicle in the world. Power output is said to be north of 700 hp, all of it available instantly. Farmers are already placing …
Continue to the full articleIs This What the Future Holds for Classic Porsches?
All electric cars aren't new. In fact, while not "all electric", Porsche can be credited with the development of the first full-hybrid car. Couple that with their pioneering work with the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the electric motors in the 918 Spyder and the 919 Hybrid and it's no surprise Porsche announced the Mission E, their first all electric sports …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Reveals First 350 -kW Charging Stations for Mission E Ahead of Launch
Shortly after Porsche's Mission E was given the green light for production, we learned of a futuristic solar pylon under construction at the company's new Berlin office. At 25 meters high, and looking like something straight off the pages of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Porsche's photovoltaic monolith pylon conspicuously highlights Porsche's tireless …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Expects to Sell 20,000 Mission E Cars In First Year of Production
Porsche first introduced the world to the Mission E Concept Study back in September of 2015. Then, less than 3-months after its introduction we learned that it received a green light for production and the first 100% electrically powered Porsche would be coming to market sometime before the end of this decade. Now, as we're getting closer …
Continue to the full articleWill Porsche Create an All Electric Sports Car?
According to President and CEO Michael Macht, "We will definitely be offering an electric sports car in future. But such a concept only makes sense if it offers performance and a cruising range comparable to that of a sports car today." If Porsche's 918 Spyder Concept is a glimpse of what's to come, we say it's time to go by an extension …
Continue to the full articleHistory has a way of repeating itself at Porsche
109 years after Dr. Porsche introduced the first fully functional hybrid car, Porsche is again talking seriously about more hybrid technology, including fully electric versions, being injected into their sports car model line-up. Far-fetched you say. Not so fast. As early as just last year Porsche tuner Ruf introduced the Ruf Greenster, while …
Continue to the full articleAn Electric 1967 Porsche 912
When most of us think of "electric" cars or a vehicle that is purpose built to be environmentally friendly, the Porsche brand is probably not top of mind. It's not that Porsche makes cars that pollute any more than others (despite all the recent news in London) it is simply a matter of being better known as makers of the ultimate, everyday …
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