The fully electric Porsche Taycan deliveries will start taking place from the end of this year and already over 20 000 people have put down 2 500 Euros each to secure their places in the queue. The Fully Charged Show was recently given exclusive access to get Jonny Smith behind the wheel of the new first Porsche all electric car - the Taycan - and drive it full throttle from 0-124 mph (200 km/h) dozens of times. Repeatability, a good test of a car's efficiency and durability. Jonny did … [Read more...] about Over 20 000 People can’t be wrong – Electrifying Taycan
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2nd Life Storage from a Box of Energy
One of the hallmarks of a maturing industry is the rise of a 'second hand market' for the product or portions thereof. Take vehicles for instance - it is not uncommon for vehicles to change hands down to five owners in the second hand market and then to go on to scrap yards or scrap metal merchants for further utilisation. With the rise of electric vehicles the concern around batteries and their disposal is one of the barriers to purchase most often thrown up by new entrants to the … [Read more...] about 2nd Life Storage from a Box of Energy
SA Porsche Club cruises into Hemingways Mall
SA Porsche Club cruises into Hemingways Mall: Porsche’s on display at the Carnival City Parade in 2015 Photo: Supplied (East London) – Sports car fanatics will be in for a rare treat when over a hundred Porsche vehicles roar into Hemingways Mall for the SA Porsche Club showcase on Monday. The public will be able to see 112 gleaming examples of the iconic motorcar on display at the Pick n Pay rooftop entrance between 10am and 4pm on Workers’ Day. The display forms part of the bi-annual … [Read more...] about SA Porsche Club cruises into Hemingways Mall
Uitenhage in the news: Porsche Automobil : ‘Passion wagon’ is part of surfing lingo
Porsche Automobil : 'Passion wagon' is part of surfing lingo: Jan', the oldest VW Beetle in South Africa, is on display at the AutoPavilion museum in Uitenhage. Back in 1971, Volkswagen South Africa and Wheels magazine held a competition to find the oldest Beetle in South Africa. Exposed That led to finding and ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. 'Passion wagon' is part of surfing lingo: Jan', the oldest VW Beetle in South Africa, is on display at the AutoPavilion museum in Uitenhage. Back … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Porsche Automobil : ‘Passion wagon’ is part of surfing lingo
Car of the Year and full Porsche product range headed for Port Elizabeth
The Porsche Cayman S was announced as Car of the Year at a gala dinner in Johannesburg on 19 February 2014, winning the coveted Wesbank / South African Guild of Motoring Journalists Car of the Year (COTY) competition for the second year in a row. And the good news is that the Porsche Cayman S and the full range of Porsche products, will be on display at the OverDrive motoring extravaganza to be held in Port Elizabeth's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium as part of The Herald's World of Wheels Motor … [Read more...] about Car of the Year and full Porsche product range headed for Port Elizabeth
