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  Defining the Future of Sports Cars                                                  Source:  Porsche Porsche's Growing Electric Lineup Porsche just announced that it will launch the Porsche 718E, all-electric sports car in 2025. The e-sports car will be available in Germany in late 2023. It will be sold exclusively as an electric vehicle.  In fact, the next generation of the 718 Boxster/Cayman will be electric only.  Porsche is a wholly owned subsidiary of VW.  And the 718E will be Porsche's first car produced on the VW PPE (Premium Platform Electric) that is being developed with Audi.  Porsche says that it is developing the 718E and its core electric technologies to "shape the future of sports cars" that are totally electric powered with zero emissions to the environment but operate with the power and fun of a regular sports car. Porsche's Electric Future Porsche's electric-carbon neutral plans are ambitious.  Porsche is working to have its entire value cha

  Boeing & Porsche Partner on Flying Porsches                   Source:  Porsche & Boeing Flying Car Concepts Multinational Research Effort Porsche and Boeing are combining their respective sports car and aircraft expertise to create a flying Porsche for your personal commuting.  An international team of experts from Chicago based Boeing and German based Porsche are coming together to work on the development project in three R&D locations: Germany, Switzerland and the United States.  Porsche will design the vehicle's body.  Boeing will engineer and develop the airborne vehicle's capabilities.   Air Traffic Control and Regulatory Environment The two global companies are also taking on a much wider challenge to ensure the eventual rollout of their new flying car technologies and other flying cars and urban air mobility systems.  They intend to focus on air traffic control and the regulatory environment for flying cars, including a new air traffic management system.  N

  Boeing & Porsche Partner on Flying Porsches                   Source:  Porsche & Boeing Flying Car Concepts Multinational Research Effort Porsche and Boeing are combining their respective sports car and aircraft expertise to create a flying Porsche for your personal commuting.  An international team of experts from Chicago based Boeing and German based Porsche are coming together to work on the development project in three R&D locations: Germany, Switzerland and the United States.  Porsche will design the vehicle's body.  Boeing will engineer and develop the airborne vehicle's capabilities.   Air Traffic Control and Regulatory Environment The two global companies are also taking on a much wider challenge to ensure the eventual rollout of their new flying car technologies and other flying cars and urban air mobility systems.  They intend to focus on air traffic control and the regulatory environment for flying cars, including a new air traffic management system.  N

  Porsche’s New Electric 718 & Mission R Concept Cars                               Source:  Porsche Experts Expect a Dazzler in the 2025 Porsche 718 Porsche is teasing a new, fully electric concept car, the 2025 Porsche 718 that is totally electric.    A precursor to it, the Mission R racing car concept, was unveiled at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich.    The Mission R is said to preview the 718 and    may serve as a base prototype for the new 718 consumer car.   Porsche is calling the 718 “The Most Modern Porsche”.    It will have a front motor, making the electric version of the 718 the first, all-wheel drive model. It will be sold in both Boxster and Cayman forms.    And it will feature Porsche’s new electric front of very wide headlights.    The only glimpse of the new concept that Porsche has given is an image of a headlight.  With this concept, Porsche says that it is looking to the future "with cutting edge technologies combined with breathtaking design", inspired

  Porsche’s New Electric 718 & Mission R Concept Cars                               Source:  Porsche Experts Expect a Dazzler in the 2025 Porsche 718 Porsche is teasing a new, fully electric concept car, the 2025 Porsche 718 that is totally electric.    A precursor to it, the Mission R racing car concept, was unveiled at the IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich.    The Mission R is said to preview the 718 and    may serve as a base prototype for the new 718 consumer car.   Porsche is calling the 718 “The Most Modern Porsche”.    It will have a front motor, making the electric version of the 718 the first, all-wheel drive model. It will be sold in both Boxster and Cayman forms.    And it will feature Porsche’s new electric front of very wide headlights.    The only glimpse of the new concept that Porsche has given is an image of a headlight.  With this concept, Porsche says that it is looking to the future "with cutting edge technologies combined with breathtaking design", inspired

  Electric Future of Racing Based on 911 Carrera Cup Car Porsche has unveiled a spectacular new electric race car concept that is modeled on an historic Porsche racing car, the 911 Carrera Cup Car.  Porsche says the car is "pure racing" and that it will go into production for purchase.  Experts says it may be the future of electric racing.  Porsche Chairman Oliver Blume says it is Porsche vision of all electric customer motorsports and embodies the best in Porsche performance, design and sustainability.  Importantly, this new electric concept could be the precursor to an electric road car for consumers.  In fact, it is very likely that it will be. Tech Specs - Fast and Powerful There are front and rear mounted electric motors that generate 680 hp in race mode and can produce a maximum of 1,088 hp.  The EV goes from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds.  It has a sleek aerodynamic design and can hit top speeds of 186 mph.  The rear of the car has a wing with a hydraulically activated fl

Porsche Mission R -   Electric Future of Racing Based on 911 Carrera Cup Car Porsche has unveiled a spectacular new electric race car concept that is modeled on an historic Porsche racing car, the 911 Carrera Cup Car.  Porsche says the car is "pure racing" and that it will go into production for purchase.  Experts says it may be the future of electric racing.  Porsche Chairman Oliver Blume says it is Porsche vision of all electric customer motorsports and embodies the best in Porsche performance, design and sustainability.  Importantly, this new electric concept could be the precursor to an electric road car for consumers.  In fact, it is very likely that it will be. Tech Specs - Fast and Powerful There are front and rear mounted electric motors that generate 680 hp in race mode and can produce a maximum of 1,088 hp.  The EV goes from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds.  It has a sleek aerodynamic design and can hit top speeds of 186 mph.  The rear of the car has a wing with a hydra

  Concept to Be Unveiled at Munich Auto Show                                   Source: Porsche Concept Headlight                                     Source:  Porsche 2021 Taycan 4S Experts Expect a Dazzler Porsche is teasing a new, fully electric concept car on Instagram that it will unveil at the upcoming IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich on September 6.  The only glimpse of the new concept that Porsche has given is an image of a headlight.  With this concept, Porsche says that it is looking to the future "with cutting edge technologies combined with breathtaking design", inspired by their 70 year history of auto-making. Motorsports In their social media post, Porsche mentioned motorsports with regard to the new concept.  They said motorsports provides the "toughest grounds for engineering innovations on their way to series production".  Experts are speculating that this could be a new vehicle inspired by motorsports or an experimental racecar with a fully electric power

  Concept to Be Unveiled at Munich Auto Show                                  Source:  Porsche Concept Headlight                                     Source:  Porsche 2021 Taycan 4S Experts Expect a Dazzler Porsche is teasing a new, fully electric concept car on Instagram that it will unveil at the upcoming IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich on September 6.  The only glimpse of the new concept that Porsche has given is an image of a headlight.  With this concept, Porsche says that it is looking to the future "with cutting edge technologies combined with breathtaking design", inspired by their 70 year history of auto-making. Motorsports In their social media post, Porsche mentioned motorsports with regard to the new concept.  They said motorsports provides the "toughest grounds for engineering innovations on their way to series production".  Experts are speculating that this could be a new vehicle inspired by motorsports or an experimental racecar with a fully electric power

  Bugatti-Rimac Joint Venture                                                  Source:  Bugatti Chiron                                                  Source:  Rimac Nemera Source: Rimac Nemera Future of Electric Supercars Seismic moves in the global supercar world.  VW has handed over control of its storied supercar brand Bugatti to Porsche, which VW owns.  Porsche, in turn, is creating a new supercar joint venture - Bugatti-Rimac.  Rimac is a Croatian based company that specializes in state of the art, electric supercars that some automotive experts consider magnificent.  The financial structure of the JV is interesting.  Rimac will have a 55% stake in the JV.  Porsche will own 24% of Rimac and own a 45% stake in the JV.  And, the new entity will be headquartered in Croatia with 430 employees.  Also, both Rimac and Bigatti will continue to exist as separate entities. Porsche's Automotive Strategy Porsche's strategy is to combine Rimac's innovation in electric mobility wi

  Bugatti-Rimac Joint Venture                                                  Source:  Bugatti Chiron                                                  Source:  Rimac Nemera Source: Rimac Nemera Future of Electric Supercars Seismic moves in the global supercar world.  VW has handed over control of its storied supercar brand Bugatti to Porsche, which VW owns.  Porsche, in turn, is creating a new supercar joint venture - Bugatti-Rimac.  Rimac is a Croatian based company that specializes in state of the art, electric supercars that some automotive experts consider magnificent.  The financial structure of the JV is interesting.  Rimac will have a 55% stake in the JV.  Porsche will own 24% of Rimac and own a 45% stake in the JV.  And, the new entity will be headquartered in Croatia with 430 employees.  Also, both Rimac and Bigatti will continue to exist as separate entities. Porsche's Automotive Strategy Porsche's strategy is to combine Rimac's innovation in electric mobility wi

  Porsche Setting Up JV With Germany Battery Maker                                             Source:  Porsche EV's Faster, Less Expensive Batteries for More Affordable Electric Vehicles Porsche, which is VW's luxury sports car division, announced today that it is setting up a JV with German battery company Customcells, that specializes in lithium ion cells, to produce high performance, game changing batteries for electric vehicles.  The batteries will have higher energy density than the prototypes being used in Porsche's current lineup of electric cars.  The new battery will cut charging times and decrease the amount of raw materials needed to attain the same driving range. That will reduce battery production costs and make electric cars less expensive and more affordable for greater numbers of drivers. E-Dynamics European car makers are rolling out more electric vehicles to meet stricter emissions standards in Europe and globally.  Simultaneously they want to reduce thei

  Porsche Setting Up JV With Germany Battery Maker                                             Source:  Porsche EV's Faster, Less Expensive Batteries for More Affordable Electric Vehicles Porsche, which is VW's luxury sports car division, announced today that it is setting up a JV with German battery company Customcells, that specializes in lithium ion cells, to produce high performance, game changing batteries for electric vehicles.  The batteries will have higher energy density than the prototypes being used in Porsche's current lineup of electric cars.  The new battery will cut charging times and decrease the amount of raw materials needed to attain the same driving range. That will reduce battery production costs and make electric cars less expensive and more affordable for greater numbers of drivers. E-Dynamics European car makers are rolling out more electric vehicles to meet stricter emissions standards in Europe and globally.  Simultaneously they want to reduce thei