After a hard day at the office, one of my favorite things to do is go for a drive in my Porsche. In fact, sometimes I walk out to the garage just to look at them. It's a pinch me moment. I can't believe I'm fortunate enough to drive these magnificent pieces of engineering whenever I want. Even better, for me, is that my job revolves around …
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Porsche Part of Joint Venture For Ultra-Fast, High Power Charging Network in Europe
Porsche wants to sell 20,000 Mission E cars in their first year of production. Part of the allure of the Mission E, besides its sleek design and Porsche badge, is its claimed ability to recharge 80% of its battery capacity in just 15 minutes. In order for that capability to be useful, drivers and owners need access to a network of charging …
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 articleWin a 2017 Calendar and Limited Edition 1:43 Scale Mission E Model Car from Driver’s Selection
UPDATE: This contest has ended and a winner chosen. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter if you would like to take part in future contests. Our 2017 'Uncovered' Porsche calendar just arrived courtesy of our friends at Porsche Driver's Selection. We have it hanging in the FLATSIXES.com offices and the Porsche calendar coin, featuring the …
Continue to the full articlePricing, Pictures and Video of Porsche’s New Panamera 4 E-Hybrid
"Efficiency doesn't have to be boring," those aren't our words. Those are the words of Porsche LMP1 driver Brandon Hartley. The new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid takes Porsche's hybrid technology from its 918 Spyder hypercar, and applies it to their flagship executive car. The new system gives an all-electric range of 50 kilometers, and provides a bump in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mission E To Create 1400 New Jobs
At the end of June, 2016 Porsche AG employed 26,200 people (a doubling of the workforce since 2010). Now, thanks to the introduction of the all electric Mission E and the establishment of Porsche Digital GmbH, another 1400 new jobs can be added to that number. Jobs are available for experts in the fields of digitalization, e-mobility, smart …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does the 919’s Hybrid Technology Mean for Future Road Cars?
The current breed of hybrid LMP1 cars are the most technically advanced racecars built to date. The Porsche 919 incorporates a wide variety of technologies to improve both power and efficiency. The 919's small displacement V4 engine and high-discharge batteries are among the most sophisticated of their type, and give the 919 a whopping 900 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Mission E: How It Was Designed
By now most of you are familiar with Michael Mauer and his work with Porsche's design DNA. The work that he, and his team of more than 100 designers, model builders and CAD-specialists, engage in defines Porsche's identity. His designs are both polarizing (the Panamera) and elegant (the 991). Mauer became head of Porsche's design department in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 15 Most Significant Moments of 2015
15. Brumos Racing Came Back, And Then Went Away Again Since Brumos Racing discontinued their GT program in 2013, we've been deprived of the iconic Red/White/Blue livery that we Porsche fans have grown to know and love. That is, until this year at the Daytona 24 hour and the Sebring 12 hour, when Brumos joined forces with Dempsey Racing and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Mission E Gets The Green Light For Production
Less than 3-months after its introduction at IAAA Frankfurt, the Porsche Mission E concept has been given the green light for production. That means the first 100% electrically powered Porsche is on its way to the market and should be here by the end of the decade! No word yet on how close the production car will resemble the concept, but if …
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