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Porsche Taycan is an electric car manufactured by Porsche that was first shown as a concept named Mission E at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2015.

Porsche Taycan initial reaction

In 2019, the Taycan went up for pre-order, and 20,000 people placed an order without even knowing the final price. The high demand led Porsche to increase production for the Taycan.

Porsche announced that it is increasing the production capacity of the Taycan, its first all-electric car, after seeing high demand for the electric sports car.

“Taycan’s original production capacity was 20,000 units. This continues to be the requirement for the first year of production. By increasing its workforce by the end of the second quarter of 2020, Porsche is providing itself with the necessary flexibility to be able to produce more units if necessary.”

Porsche Taycan Review

In January, Electrek got to take the Taycan Turbo and Turbo S out for a test drive. Publisher Seth Weintraub visited the showroom in Atlanta. He called it the best Porsche ever.

So the Taycan, in all of its trims, is the kind of car that when you stop, people walk up to the car and swooooon. Some fans even follow you to take pictures while you are driving down the freeway. I imagine that as Porsche delivers more of these beauties, the excitement will be tempered somewhat. There are currently only around 200 delivered in the US out of a sold-out 30,000 expected worldwide over the next year or so. The Taycan is a sight to behold.

As I mentioned, my car was a bit of a Frankenstein, and the Turbo S car I had hoped to drive was riding on some tires slightly damaged during testing at the motor speedway. But the Turbo sans S was still more than enough car for me, and I got to see what it was like driving with 192-mile-range wheels.

Porsche Taycan price

The Porsche Taycan starts at $103,800 for the 4S model. The Turbo model starts at $150,900. The Turbo S model starts at $185,000.
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Porsche wants to push new electric vehicle metric with the Taycan: range per 24hr with charging

The metrics of comparison are changing in the auto industry with the electric revolution. The range is an obvious one and another that Tesla has been pushing is the 0-60 mph acceleration, which they have basically mastered.

Now Porsche wants to push a different electric vehicle metric with the Taycan: range per 24 hours with charging.
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Porsche to increase planned production of Taycan all-electric vehicle as demand soars

Porsche Taycan production

Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle, the Taycan, is already proving to be in higher demand than the automaker anticipated.

The German automaker says that they are going to increase the planned production of the Taycan after seeing high demand – though it could be split between the 4-door sedan version and the Cross Turismo version.
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Porsche says Taycan will be relatively light thanks ‘high power density’ and electric motors

With the upcoming launch of their first all-electric vehicle, Porsche has been emphasizing that the vehicle will “still be a Porsche” despite its new electric powertrain.

Now the German premium automaker adds that it will differentiate itself from other EVs with a relatively light performance electric vehicle.
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Porsche Mission E Grand Tourismo prototype shown charging at 250kW (2x Tesla)

Mission E 250kW charging

We’ve all been waiting for faster charging, because until now, Tesla’s been at the top of the heap with its ~120kW Superchargers which have pretty much plateaued since their debut 5 years ago. Porsche of course has been touting its 800V 350kW charging system for its Taycan and Mission E prototypes…


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Porsche asks more of dealers to prepare for Taycan’s arrival with 200 more charging stations

Porsche is investing a lot of money in the launch of the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle, and it wants its U.S. dealers to do the same.

The German automaker is ramping up its effort to deploy charging infrastructure ahead of the arrival of the car and it is turning to its dealers to foot part of the bill.
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Porsche says that it ‘enters the electric era with the new Taycan’, makes progress toward production

Porsche Taycan production

There are many electric vehicles expected to hit the market next year, but Porsche’s Taycan, formerly known as the Mission E, might be the most anticipated one.

Porsche now says that it “enters the electric era with the new Taycan” and shares some details about its progress toward production.
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