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Even though the Taycan, Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle formerly known as the Mission E, is still a year away from production, the German automaker has been sharing a lot of information ahead of the launch.

Today, they have gone into detail about the specs of the vehicle’s electric powertrain.
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For its first all-electric vehicle, Porsche wants to cater to its own fans by making “a real Porsche” and bringing the same Porsche driving feel to an all-electric powertrain.

Now the German premium automaker says that it is already accumulating reservations in a few markets and it has received a “fantastic” reaction from customers even though they have yet to see the production car.
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Volvo’s strategy with relaunching Polestar as an electric vehicle brand has been somewhat confusing with their first vehicle being a $150,000+ plug-in hybrid.

Now Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath has clarified their plans by saying that “Tesla and the increasingly electrified Porsche” is their competition.
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Porsche has repeatedly been saying that its first all-electric vehicle, the Taycan (formerly known as the Mission E), will be able to handle some track time.

Now a prototype Taycan has been spotted testing at Nürburgring.
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Last year, Porsche deployed its first new ‘ultra-fast’ charging station that will work with the Mission E, now Taycan, 800-volt charging system.

Now the company announced that they are connecting it to the grid.
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Porsche is preparing to introduce its first all-electric vehicle and it looks like it is quite serious about doing it right with significant investments in charging infrastructure and sales channels.

The German automaker has now updated its dealer contract in preparation for upcoming all-electric Taycan.
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Rimac, the maker of insanely powerful all-electric hypercars, is adding another big name to its list of shareholders: Porsche.

The German automaker has confirmed that it has taken a minority but still significant 10% stake in the company.
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After announcing that the Mission E, Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle, is becoming the Taycan when going into production, the German automaker has now released the first teaser images of the upcoming all-electric sedan.
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Ahead of the launch of the Mission E, Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle now known as the Taycan, the German automaker is now launching an electric car charging mobile app and service for its customers.
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Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle has been known so far as the Mission E, but the company made the announcement today that the production version of the vehicle will be called the ‘Taycan’.
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Porsche is still gradually marketing its Mission E electric vehicle a full year ahead of going into production.

Stefan Weckbach, Head of the BEV Model Series at Porsche, has now taken a few people to get test drives in the Mission E Cross Turismo in California and commented on the German automaker’s plans.
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It looks like Porsche is slowly ramping up the marketing of the Mission E, its first all-electric vehicle.

After giving a test drive to pro-driver Mark Webber last week, the company has now let singer and Porsche enthusiast Adam Levine behind the wheel.
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There are not many people who had the chance to drive the Mission E, Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle, but pro-driver Mark Webber is one of them and he gave his impressions after a day at the track with one of the latest prototypes.
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Despite its small size, Norway is becoming an important market for electric vehicles. Many automakers are trying to lock in demand for their upcoming electric cars early.

Porsche is the latest to do it with the Mission E – a full year ahead of its launch.
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Porsche’s North America Chief has confirmed that the German automaker is planning to deploy a network of 500 electric vehicle charging stations in North America just in time for the Mission E next year.
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Several major automakers are set to enter the Formula E electric racing championship for the next season and now Porsche has officially been included as a manufacturer by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) today.
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Porsche has been making plug-in hybrids for a while now, but it has been resisting going fully electric for a long time.

We have seen a shift from this since the development of the Mission E and they even said that they plan for 50% of their production to be electric within 6 years – one of the most aggressive electrification goals among legacy automakers.

Now, CEO Oliver Blume even says that he expects the German automaker to only sell electric vehicles starting in 2030, which would mean that they would transition the other 50% of their production over about 7 more years.
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For April fools yesterday, Porsche sent out a press release unveiling the all-electric ‘Mission E tractor’ – a tractor built by leveraging the Mission E’s electric powertrain.

The German automaker quickly said that it was a joke and “of course, the Mission E tractor will not be built,” but it’s not clear what is funny about it since someone should actually build that tractor.
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Porsche is trying to make the Mission E, its first all-electric vehicle, a track-ready performance car competitive with its gas-powered cars.

As part of the German automaker’s development program, a Mission E test mule was spotted on the Nürburgring race track.
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Everything points to Porsche positioning the Mission E, its first all-electric, to compete against Tesla’s Model S, but now CEO Oliver Blume claims that it is not the case.

The executive said that ‘Tesla is not a benchmark for us’ even though Porsche was spotted benchmarking the Mission E against the Model S just a few months ago.
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When Tesla introduced its Supercharger network, it was not only the most powerful charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, but the company also made it free to use for its customers.

Porsche now says that Tesla’s approach is not sustainable and they will go a different way with their own charging infrastructure for the upcoming Mission E.
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