Electric Mazda … Porsche vs. Tesla Launchonanza … Gold-Free Perovskite Solar — CleanTechnica Top 20

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:50:28 +0000

Mazda MX-30 electric SUVMazda? Mazda? A possibly lame-ass electrification effort from Mazda? Yes, apparently, that was somehow our most popular article of the week last week here on CleanTechnica. Will more than 100,000 people consider — let alone buy — the electric Mazda? I doubt it! But they’ll read about it. (Granted, Tina’s headline must have been part of the appeal, and I did think from the headline the car was going to be edible in some way.)

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The Ultimate Drag Race: Porsche Taycan vs. Tesla Model S (Top Gear Video)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:01:24 +0000

At last an outlet like Top Gear arranges something that’s really fun to watch. It’s not just a Tesla Model S P100D vs. Porsche Taycan Turbo S quarter-mile drag race — it is a war for pride between two loyal fanbases — the Porsche vs. the Tesla community

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Porsche Boasting Error — Tesla Model 3 Crushes 27 Repeated Launches To 200 km/h

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:47:27 +0000

Despite Porsche’s recent ambitious claims to have engineered an electric vehicle with uniquely repeatable performance, Bjørn Nyland has just demonstrated that the already-on-sale Tesla Model 3 has long since been capable of repeatable performance

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Tesla vs Porsche EV Rivalry Accelerates the Death of Fossil Vehicles

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:30:32 +0000

Tesla Official Twitter Account ImageWhilst seemingly irrelevant to everyday driving, the ongoing competition between Tesla and Porsche over EV performance supremacy is quickly demonstrating that fossil sports cars are becoming obsolete — an important symbolic milestone for the EV revolution which will have repercussions in higher volume segments. If Porsche wants its Taycan to keep pace with the Tesla Model S Plaid, Porsche will have to allow it to outperform the company’s current flagship Panamera combustion sedan. And that will only highlight the inferiority of fossil vehicles

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

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:36:00 +0000

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

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How “Around The World In 80 Days” Gave Birth To 80 Days Around The World Racing EVs

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 02:40:33 +0000

80DR 80 Day EV Race Around The WorldWhile the name 80DR might not sound too familiar yet, its aim, racing electric vehicles (EV) around the world in 80 days, is taking shape. In fact, it will go to the start line in Paris, France, in June

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