Porsche expands plans for dealership-based charging system ahead of Taycan’s release

The production version the Porsche Taycan is yet to be unveiled, but plans for the vehicle’s rollout are already underway. In a recent announcement, Porsche noted that it is increasing the planned rollout of high-speed chargers in the United States to more than 700, an increase of roughly 40%. The installation of around 200 of […]

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Porsche To Offer Electric SUV, Tesla Roadster Rival Too

Targa Taycan too! The Volkswagen Group is on record as saying it will “electrify” every model by the year 2030. A not-insignificant part of that package of improvements are the battery-powered changes coming to the Porsche lineup. Now, we have a bit more insight into how that effort will be translated by the folks at […]

Porsche Shows Off Mission E (Taycan) In Australia: Future Of Sports Cars

Porsche history and future arrive in Australia. Porsche presents in Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia its all-electric concept Mission E, which in the near future will enter the market in production version – Porsche Taycan. The Mission E is shown on display at the Future Lab alongside the 1962 Porsche 356, combining future and the past. “Visitors […]

Porsche accelerating their mission electrification

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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. The Porsche Taycan is expected to hit the road next year powered by […]

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Tesla Out Delivers Porsche In Q3: Model 3 Boom Continues

Porsche is now selling way fewer cars than Tesla. Not only Jaguar, but Porsche too is not able to keep pace with Tesla anymore. According to industry analyst Matthias Schmidt (schmidtmatthias.de), Tesla sold 26% more cars than Porsche during the third quarter. Q3’2018 results: Tesla – 83,500 Porsche – 66,000 Jaguar – 41,900 Clearly, it’s the Tesla […]

Porsche Taycan charging times to be 2X faster than Tesla’s Superchargers

When the Porsche Taycan starts production next year, the electric car market will be even more saturated than it is today. Tesla’s Model 3 would likely be at a production rate of 10,000 units per week. Electric cars from veteran carmakers, such as Jaguar’s I-PACE, Mercedes-Benz’s EQC and Audi’s e-tron, would be in the market […]

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Even Rain Can’t Prevent Porsche 918 Spyder From Hitting 207 MPH

Don’t try this at home. Driving isn’t the safest thing to do when it’s raining. Even a slight drizzle could mean wet roads and wet roads mean less friction between the tires and the concrete. However, safety is something that isn’t in the vocabulary of the Porsche 918 Spyder – or at least its driver from this […]

Porsche Claims It Can Cut In Half Tesla’s Charging Times

Porsche sees its competitive advantage in ultra-fast charging. In one of the most recent interviews, Klaus Zellmer, president and CEO for Porsche Cars North America, stated that the upcoming Porsche Taycan will separate itself from the competition through ultra-fast charging (to 80% in 15 minutes – “which is almost the same if you fill up your […]

FINAL UPDATE: September 2018 Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales Report Card

September U.S. plug-in EV sales set to be record-breaking by breaking broken records. How about a deep dive into our estimates and methodology? ***UPDATE: We’ve added our estimated Hyundai/Kia data to complete the sales chart. ***UPDATE: We’ve added Volvo and Porsche estimated data. ***UPDATE: BMW reported a grand total of 1,858 plug-in electric car sales in […]

September 2018 EV Sales: What To Expect? Tesla Estimates Projected

We feel like a broken record reporting every month about broken records. September 2018 will mark the 36th month of consecutive year-over-year monthly sales gains for plug-in vehicles. Every month InsideEVs tracks all the plug-in EV sales/deliveries for the United States by automaker and brand. The 2018 calendar year has been the most interesting in the history of the segment, to […]