Porsche responds to high demand for its Taycan by creating 500 additional jobs. This brings the total of new roles inspired by the electric car to 2,000 at the sports carmakers headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany.
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Within the next twelve months, Porsche intends to make a final decision as to whether the next generation of the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will be solely manufactured as an electric series. This was stated by Porsche boss Oliver Blume in an interview.
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While some had smiled about Porsche’s insistence on using the Turbo tag for their electric vehicles, the company has now gone a step further to convince those who need to feel like they are sitting in a “real” car. An optional sound module can emulate the ambience of a classic Porsche.
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The recently presented Porsche Taycan has also been well received by Tesla mastermind Elon Musk. First off on Twitter, Musk made fun of the fact that Porsche is also using the name “Turbo” for its electric model, then he added a quick tweet…
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It took four years from the “Mission E” concept to the finished series model. It is not only the effort Porsche has put into the development of the Taycan that shows just how important the car is for the company. The Taycan sets the course for future high-volume models.
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A few weeks before the world premiere of its first electric car, Porsche has released pictures of the Taycan’s interior. The designers say they were inspired by the original 911 from 1963 – which comes with both advantages and disadvantages.
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Porsche presented the Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid and the Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid Coupé. In addition to the two top models, the Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupé now complements the series.
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It seems that the Porsche Taycan can keep up full power even when accelerating several times in direct succession. In the video below, viewers can see what the first electric car made in the German town of Zuffenhausen can really do.
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Serious business is child’s play as Porsche has brought its Mission E, the concept that preceded the Taycan, into the new Playmobil animation film. In the feature film, the character of secret agent Rex Dasher drives a white Mission E.
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Porsche has released an update on numbers for the company’s first electric car, the Porsche Taycan. With clients able to register their interest, Porsche has collected almost as many pre-orders as they plan to produce electric vehicles.
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In September Porsche will officially present the Taycan at the IAA in Frankfurt. At present, a number of near-series prototypes are still on the road – apparently to test the charging behaviour of the new electric Porsche.
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The German automobile supplier Dräxlmaier, located near Stuttgart, is starting series production of the 800-volt total battery system for the Porsche Taycan. For this purpose, the Bavarian company built their first battery assembly plant on an area of 10,000 sqm.
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ABB will install a rapid charging network in Japan for Porsche’s Taycan and future electrical models from the manufacturer. An agreement has now been reached to install ABB fast chargers at Porsche centers and public facilities throughout Japan.
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Define “real world” you could say when looking at Porsche’s current testing programme for the company’s first electric car due to hit the market later this year. Engineers are currently running final tests in 30 countries across the globe.
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Porsche has already registered more than 20,000 potential buyers for its first electric car, the Taycan. Potential customers have had themselves entered in a list for an option programme with a down payment of 2,500 euros (in Europe).
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For those who cannot afford Porsche’s incoming BEV flagship the Taycan just yet, Playmobile is offering a budget version that is a little more compact. The toy version even drives fully electrically, although via remote, and placing a passenger inside may prove a bit difficult.
Purchasers of the electric Porsche Taycan will be allowed to use Electrify America fast-charging stations for up to 30 minutes for free for a three year period. The corresponding agreement between Porsche and the VW subsidiary was just announced.
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As part of its electric offensive, Porsche is declaring war on the pollutant nitrogen dioxide that is escaping from diesel vehicles, including those which were almost snuck by during the diesel scandal.
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Additional details regarding Porsche’s first all-electric model Taycan have seeped through to the public. They apparently came from Stefan Weckbach, head of Porsche’s electric car project, who answered a few questions from customers in Norway.
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Porsche and Audi are planning to expand their production capacities even before the market launch of their first electric car models due to the high demand. Porsche even speaks of doubling their output of the all-electric Taycan and to expand to another facility on top.
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While technology and the market seem to be evolving quickly, the German car manufacturers at Porsche are keeping some of their old trade alive by using marketing language derived from old turbo powered times.
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Porsche commissions a fully electric truck by MAN to deliver part for the production of their first electric car Taycan in Stuttgart currently in preparation. The MAN eTGM is a 32-ton carrier that Porsche says comes with a range of 130 km.
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Porsche is following an ambitious plan to improve operating profits by six billion euros over the next eight years. This will be done by increasing efficiencies and cutting costs, people close to the matter revealed.
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The Mission E Cross Turismo, first introduced as a concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, will go into serial production as a derivative model of Porsche’s first electric vehicle, the Taycan.
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Porsche is beginning to make real noise for its upcoming all-electric car, the Taycan. Formerly dubbed Mission E, workers in Stuttgart have started a small series production in the new facility. Porsche will use those first 100 EVs for testing and practising.
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Porsche is accelerating their electrification plans and announced that between 2022 and 2025, a fully electric version of the Macan, Cayenne, Boxster and Panamera will be made available. As of 2027, only the 911 will drive with a combustion motor.
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Porsche has an ambitious business plan for 2025: every second Porsche sold will be electrified. This goal was stated in a press release regarding their first serial EV, the Taycan, in which was also revealed that a three digit amount of prototypes has been built.
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Porsche has announced the name of their first electric model, previously known as the concept Mission E. The series e-Porsche will be called Taycan. It means “spirited, young horse” according to the manufacturer, leveraging Porsche’s main emblem.
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