Mission E (Image: Porsche)
Porsches Electric sports car Mission E should feel like a true Porsche even without an internal combustion engine. Dealers get 800V fast charging stations. In 20 minutes, power should be in the battery for a range of 400 km.
The head of the electric vehicles department at Porsche, Stefan Weckbach, in an interview with Ars Technica Details about the electric sports car Mission E announced. The trunk forward will have a volume of 100 liters. The battery pack, which sits between the axles, has been shaped so that the passengers in the back seat can comfortably accommodate their feet.
In addition, Porsche and other companies in the Volkswagen Group want to build a network of fast charging stations in Europe and the USA. The mission E is to be charged with 800 volts. In 20 minutes, power should be in the battery for a range of 400 km. In this country wants VW together with BMW, Daimler and Ford Build a store network along major traffic routes.
800-volt fast-charging columns from Porsche (Image: Porsche)
The 189 Porsche dealerships in the US should also be equipped with 800-volt fast chargers, said Klaus Zellmer of Porsche Cars North America. Also the new Porsche Center in Berlin-Adlershof received two such charging points,
Porsche becomes electric: The sports car manufacturer … (Photo: Werner Pluta / Golem.de)
The Mission E was 2015 at the IAA Motor Show in Frankfurt presented, The car has two electric motors, one on each axle. The engines together have an output of 440 kW and accelerate the car from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.5 seconds. The top speed is around 250 km / h.
Porsche wants already 2023 Sell every second car with an electric drive, But that does not mean the end for the internal combustion engine, because it includes hybrid vehicles. In 2019, Mission E is to hit the market. A price is not yet available.