Porsche to Install 800V Chargers at Dealers for Mission E

We now know more about Porsche’s electric vehicle plans thanks to an internal interview with the automaker’s vice president of EVs, Dr. Stefan Weckbach.

Dr. Weckbach is in charge of the Mission E program and was the man to announce Porsche would actually build the vehicle following the Mission E Concept’s debut in 2015. In the interview, he said Porsche’s 800V fast charger would be able to charge the Mission E’s battery with 250 miles of range in about 20 minutes. Porsche has already installed charging stations at its experience centers in Atlanta and Los Angeles, and will eventually install 800V fast chargers at all of its dealerships, he also revealed.

The interview addressed the elephant in the room as well: Tesla. After the interviewer points out that “one of the US-based manufacturers boasts that its vehicle can manage 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in under three seconds,” Weckbach responds saying “but only twice – the third attempt will fail. The system is throttled. Porsche drivers won’t need to worry about anything like that happening. The Mission E will offer reproducible performance and a top speed which can be maintained for long periods.” So in other words, the Mission E may actually be a track-ready EV. Nice.

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The Mission E Concept featured two electric motors making a combined output of 600 hp, allowing the vehicle to sprint from 0-62 mph in about 3.5s and from 0-124 mph in 12s. The production car is rumored to be offered in three versions: a base car with 402 hp, a mid-range version with 536 hp and a range-topper with 670 hp. Early projections place the price of the base car at around $75,000.

The production Porsche Mission E is expected to debut sometime in early 2019 before going into production later in the year. We’re expecting more info to trickle out in the months leading up to its release, so stay tuned.

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