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Porsche Offers Li-ion Starter Battery Option

Green Car Congress

Porsche will offer a lithium-ion starter battery option—the first automaker to do so—as of January 2010 for the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder. Porsche’s new lithium-ion battery will be available as an option delivered with the car, selling at a price in the German market of €1,904 (US$2,900) including 19% value-added tax.

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2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid PHEV debuts; third new Porsche hybrid powertrain since 2017

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The newly introduced 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid makes significant advancements over both the standard Cayenne and the preceding Cayenne S E-Hybrid ( earlier post ) it replaces, including more power, quicker acceleration, a faster top speed, and increased electric-only range. Earlier post.) Acceleration from zero to 60 mph happens in 4.7

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Porsche Macan electric, Fiat Chrysler hybrids, lamppost charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Charging connectors make sense on lampposts, as shown in a UK project. And Porsche re-ups its intent to electrify its top-selling model. This and more, today at Green Car Reports. Porsche has renewed its plans to make the Macan crossover a fully.

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We buy a used Porsche Taycan! Bargain price, 1000km road trip and charging dramas

EV Central

“That’s proper arse-hole parking,” says the Tesla Model 3 owner as he stares – bewildered – at our Porsche Taycan blocking three Tesla superchargers. Arse-hole parking engaged: charging a Porsche Taycan RWD with a Tesla Supercharger. 2023 Porsche Taycan RWD in Crayon and with choice options.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

Green Car Congress

GenShock technology is a fully active system for passenger cars which combines dynamics, safety and comfort characteristics with minimum energy consumption. Automakers have long sought a suspension that allows sport cars handling while maintaining the comfort of a premium luxury sedan. Levant Power Corp.,

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Volkswagen Group’s MQB plug-in hybrid powertrain; foundation for Golf GTE, A3 e-tron, and more

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not the $845,000 base price plug-in hybrid Porsche 918, earlier post , or even the $100,000 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, earlier post —the Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and the A3 e-tron ( earlier post ), are both based on the same MQB (Modularen Querbaukasten, or modular transverse toolkit) plug-in hybrid powertrain. Earlier post.).

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2024 Porsche Macan 4 review: Has Porsche over-reached dumping ICE and adding $30K to the price of its most popular premium SUV?

EV Central

The Porsche Macan has gone full EV. You thought Porsche was a sportscar company? Its an SUV company that also sells bloody good performance cars many people want but cant afford. The Macan and larger Cayenne SUVs do the heavy sales lifting and profit pulling, making up three-quarters of all Porsches shifted in Australia.

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