https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/27/porsches-top-of-the-line-ev-to-get-the-turbo-name-and-a-130000-plus-price-tag/ Porsche’s top-of-the-line EV to get the Turbo name and a $130,000-plus price tag 2018-12-27 Kirsten Korosec
[image https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/porsche-mission-e-cross37.jpg Porsche-Mission-E-Taycan ] Porsche’s upcoming Taycan, which is expected to go on sale next year, will have at least three variants of the all-electric sports car, including an all-wheel drive version. But it’s the Taycan Turbo — the name Porsche is giving its top-of-the-line variant — that reveals the automaker’s strategy. The names — the Taycan for the base model, Taycan 4S for the all-wheel drive version and Taycan Turbo for the performance variant — as well as prices ranges for each were first reported by columnist Alex Roy. As Roy notes, however, “turbo” is vocabulary used for internal combustion engine vehicles. Porsche parent company Volkswagen Group has pledged to spend more than $1 billion developing the Taycan, which roughly translates to “lively, young horse” in a nod to its iconic emblem. The electric vehicle is seen (in some circles) as a threat to Tesla, which has dominated the luxury electric vehicle market. With so much investment headed toward Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle, the German automaker is smartly using nomenclature familiar to its existing customer base, many of whom have never owned an EV. [© techcrunch.com] https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2018/12/porsche-taycan-turbo-to-arrive-despite-clear-lack-of-turbos.html Porsche Taycan Turbo to Arrive Despite Clear Lack of Turbos Dec 27, 2018 The high-performance version of the upcoming Porsche Taycan electric sedan will be called the Taycan Turbo ... Because ICE nomenclature is how one converts customers to EV ... https://www.autoguide.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Porsche-Taycan-Factory.jpg ... http://www.thedrive.com/tech/25664/why-the-top-of-the-line-porsche-taycan-ev-will-be-called-turbo Why The Top-of-the-Line Porsche Taycan EV Will Be Called "Turbo" December 26, 2018 ... A. Porsche. Taycan. Turbo. Wait. What? What's the best way to sell a performance EV? Use ICE terminology ... https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-26-at-1.23.02-PM.png ... https://www.google.com/search?q=Taycan+Turbo search on Taycan Turbo + https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/12/19/solarpowered-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-on-highway/ Solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations on highway 19 Dec 2018 MELAKA: Five solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed along the North-South Expressway (NSE) by early 2020. PLUS Malaysia ... https://www.thestar.com.my/~/media/online/2018/12/18/13/21/18875.ashx/?w=620&h=413&crop=1&hash=47657DD4BF820D2B6F0E314E2B2682E400021272 For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
