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Porsche Taycan Already Faster Than Panamera Sibling & Other Combustion Peers Around Twisty Race Tracks

6 years ago Dr. Maximilian Holland 0 Comments

Despite not surpassing some of its combustion peers over the full lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, a recently released onboard lap video shows that the Porsche Taycan has effectively outperformed its Panamera sibling (and the BMW M5 and M5 Competition) over the twisty first half of the course. This indicates that on the vast majority of the world’s race circuits, where mid-speed corners dominate over high speed straightaways, the Taycan will be able to lap faster than the Panamera and similar 4-door saloons, such as the BMW M5.

Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Solar Roof … Tesla Model 3 = Breakthrough … EV Transmissions —…

6 years ago Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

The most popular articles on CleanTechnica last week were, surprisingly, not topped by a Tesla story. I don’t remember the last time that was the case! In fact, the thrid most popular story also wasn’t primarily about Tesla. Apparently, readers were especially pulled into reading a story about the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid’s solar roof, another mainstream media review of the Tesla Model 3, and why EV transmissions are a thing and will likely become a bigger thing.

Where In The World Is It Cheapest To Charge A Tesla? (Infographic)

6 years ago Guest Contributor 0 Comments

The rates utilities charge for electricity vary wildly across different parts of the world, just as gas prices do. However, electric vehicles are cheaper to operate on a per-mile basis just about everywhere, thanks to the electric motor’s far greater efficiency, and to the fact that regions with high electricity prices also tend to have high gas prices. A very rough rule of thumb is that driving an EV should cost about a third of what driving a comparable legacy vehicle does.