Porsche News
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Nearly a week ago, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche CEO, Michael Macht, announced plans to produce an all-electric sports car. He recently reiterated that sentiment in the German magazine Welt am Sonntag. Macht says the company is working "intensively" on an EV, but that it will take time for such a model to make it to market, "with a reasonable reach, achieving the same handling characteristics of a gasoline engine." He went on to say that he expects Porsche's first EVs to be on the roads within the next five to ten years, but that wasn't his only optimistic prediction. "If the world...
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Porsche Planning All-Electric Sports Car (Cautiously)The German automaker whose name is synonomous with "sports car" is planning an all-electric vehicle. This is no third party hack of an existing car either. While speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday, Porsche president and CEO, Michael Macht, announced that the company is working hard...
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Electric Supercar Alert: Steenstra Styletto Images Released
Watch your back Tesla. There's a new electric supercar in the works and it's being developed right in your backyard. International car designer, Cornelis Steenstra just released the first images of his zero-emissions, 200-mph-plus, sports car which he hopes to put on the streets by early 2013...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid At Dealers Late Next Year
Hell is freezing over pretty frequently these days, it seems. Porsche, once the pinnacle of piston-engined power, will launch its first hybrid late next year. The 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid sport-utility will get gas mileage of at least 26 miles per gallon (less than 9 litres per 100 km)...
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Porsche Panamera Unveiled, Hybrid Version to Follow
Porsche has finally unveiled its much talked about four door sports car the Panamera. The Panamera made its public debut at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 20th. The vehicle on display is not a hybrid, not an electric vehicle and is still burning that gasoline to get down the road, so why should...
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2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Update
Though we have previously reported on the 2011 Porsche Cayenne Hybrid in this article http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1018775_2010-porsche-cayenne-s-hybrid-one-fast-powerful-and-green-suv there are a few updates available at this point. The 2011 Cayenne Hybrid is still a long way from...
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In a striking move, Porsche has made a four door car. Porsche, synonymous with performance and 2 door coupes, will be releasing the 4 door Porsche Panamera in 2010. Porsche, releasing a four door does not make news for a web site devoted to electric vehicles. However, just when you thought Porsche had gone soft by adding too many door to a sports car, think about this, Porsche will later provide a hybrid powertrain in the Panamera. The Panamera hybrid will be powered by a 333hp 3.0 liter V6 Audi engine combined with a 52 hp electric motor to provide an astounding 374 hp combined output. ...
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2010 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: One Fast, Powerful, and Green SUV
Porsche told the world it was planning a hybrid version of its Cayenne S SUV at the 2007 LA Auto Show. Since then, the automaker has made significant progress on the car. Test prototypes have been driven by journalists and a review was just published. Porsche expects the vehicle to hit dealer...
Lyle Dennis
