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- March 10, 2019
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Porsche Ups Production For Taycan EV
An illustration of Porsche Taycan EVs during production image : Porsche Porsche is set to increase production of the Taycan,…
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| An illustration of Porsche Taycan EVs during production
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Porsche is set to increase production of the Taycan, its electric vehicle set for the markets in 2020, after surpassing more than 20,000 intending buyers who have already made deposits worldwide. The auto brand’s CEO Oliver Blume recently confirmed this in an interview with autogazette.de.
“….This is a significantly higher figure than we expected: we usually only see ordering peaks after the first driving reports are available, when the vehicle is presented, and when customers have been able to sit in the car in real life.” Blume said, referring to the over 20,000 €2,500 deposits already made by customers for the vehicle.
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| German racing driver Walter Röhrl tests the Porsche Taycan
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“….In light of the extraordinarily high level of demand, we will increase our production capacities. If there are waiting times, we might take the opportunity to gently introduce customers to the Taycan” Blume said. Set to hit the markets in 2020, the Taycan will come with two battery sizes, starting with the larger package and then the smaller battery. The entry-level version with a smaller battery will go for under €100,000, Blume said.
Porsche aims for 50% of all its vehicles to be electrified (including plug-in hybrids) by 2025. A new version of the Porsche 911 – the brand’s most popular vehicle – is being developed to be hybrid-capable, Blume also said. The company is looking forward to a next generation of batteries that’ll arrive in 2020, to boost its battery capability, and result in a higher range for its EVs.
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