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Porsche Unveils Its First Electric Car

Posted by Soulskill on from the even-the-bandwagon-is-electric-these-days dept.

An anonymous reader writes: German automaker Porsche has made its first foray into electric vehicles. On Monday at the Frankfurt Auto Show, it unveiled a concept car called the Porsche Mission E. Its 800-volt drive system can take the car from 0 to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds. The high-voltage charging system lets it gain 80% of its battery capacity back within 15 minutes. They claim a driving range of 500km on a single battery charge. Porsche said the car was not a response to the Tesla Model S, but the two will likely be direct competitors when the Mission E goes into full production. That will happen "within the next five years."

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  1. Fast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zero to production in five years. Yay.

  2. Re:Still playing catch-up by SpankiMonki · · Score: 3, Funny

    It IS a big deal! Porsche will be the FIRST electric car with a battery hanging behind the rear axle! It won't even need front wheels! They're just for show! Porsche FTW!!!

  3. other features familiar to the porsche owner. by nimbius · · Score: 1, Funny

    many owners will be reluctant to climb into the new porsche electric. As a lead marketing and test analyst however, I can assure you we at porsche are keeping the finer appointments of the vehicle just the way they are. Turn Signals, or that strange stalk present in some cars, are of course removed to enhance sophistication. lane position assist helps ensure you maintain a comfortable 45 miles per hour in the left most lane of any road, as the Porsche aficionado is accustomed. and finally, our cup-a-fart seats allow you to continuously enjoy reap the rewards of a hard days work. As always, we offer available specialty armrests for customers who have recently fractured the appendage while vigorously masturbating to their own achievements.

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  4. Capacity by nospam007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The high-voltage charging system lets it gain 80% of its battery capacity back within 15 minutes. "

    Don't they have any marketing slime in their company?
    Why don't they just add another 20% to the battery, then they can claim that it will be _fully_ recharged after 15 minutes?

    Later people will notice that if you let it stay longer on the charger, they will even get 120% of the capacity.

    It would be a win/win.