Porsche's all-electric Taycan has been selling like proverbial hotcakes. It's one of the biggest bright points of Porsche's growth strategy, both here in the U.S. as well as Europe and China. They're in such high demand, in fact, that Porsche is already sold out of them until at least 2023! In a recent Financial Times report, Volkswagen Group CEO …
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Porsche is experimenting with Taycans as power grid backups
One of the major concerns with electric power grids could potentially be solved by electric vehicles. One of the many questions people ask about electric vehicles is "What happens when the power goes out?" Setting aside for a moment that gasoline pumps don't work without power, either, the answer could actually be quite eye opening. Many …
Continue to the full articlePorsche aims for 80 percent of its new cars to be electric by 2030
Last fall we first reported that Porsche was working on an all-electric replacement for the current-gen 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars. It sure seems like the Mission R concept unveiled last year is going to be more or less the formula for the new EV sports car from Porsche, likely sharing much of its powertrain and charging infrastructure with …
Continue to the full articleCheck out this floral Porsche Taycan art car
We can all agree that Porsche's Taycan is one of the most stunning sedan designs of the last decade at least, right? So it should stand to reason that it would make a tremendous canvas for an art car project. That's precisely why Shun Sudo's beautiful new collaboration with Porsche Japan has worked so well. Sudo was born in Tokyo, but splits his …
Continue to the full articlePorsche may pause all production due to supply chain issues caused by war in Ukraine
Last week Porsche confirmed that the vehicles produced on its Leipzig assembly line, namely the Macan and Panamera, would be paused due to a lack of wire harnesses. The supplier for Porsche's wire harnesses is located in the Ukraine, and if you've been paying attention to the news you know that things aren't going to plan in that part of the world …
Continue to the full articlePorsche bets on another record year in 2022 despite chip woes
Somehow, every year, Porsche manages to find a new batch of people who are both interested in and capable of purchasing a brand new Porsche. Aside from a light COVID-caused sales downturn in 2020, Porsche has been continuing a long upward sales trend line for the last couple of decades. With continued worries about global semiconductor chip …
Continue to the full articlePorsche will sell Taycan Sport Turismo in every trim, but not in the U.S.
It's fair to say that we got pretty excited when the new Taycan GTS launched in a Sport Turismo body style, giving us the wagon back functionality of the Cross Turismo with the smooth and low and sporty look of the Taycan sedan. We instantly fell in love with the looks and driving dynamics of the GTS, but we write about cars for a living and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America sold a record number of cars in 2021
2021 was a rough year for many automobile manufacturers. Toyota, for example, took over the top spot in the world as General Motors failed to meet demand amidst a massive industry-wide shortage of semiconductors. Many automakers took this as an opportunity to focus on margins rather than outright sales, pushing their chips to more profitable luxury …
Continue to the full articleThe 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS is exactly as good as you think it will be
Around these parts we've driven just about every version of Taycan on the market, and it's fair to say we've loved them all. When Porsche offered us the opportunity to drive the new GTS in Los Angeles, we jumped at the opportunity. More than probably anyone without a Porsche name badge, we were probably best equipped to tell you what the GTS would …
Continue to the full articleHere are ten things I learned driving a Porsche Taycan across the country
A few months ago I received a phone call that I didn't expect. A television producer friend of mine asked if I'd like to be involved in a cross-country electric vehicle competition called Charge Across America. As it happened, I was quite interested in the idea, and rang up Porsche to see if it had a Taycan in New York that I could deliver to Los …
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