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Every year or so, the largest symposium and exhibition for the electromobility sector makes automakers think of new ways to wow their customers. At the 30th edition of Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS), Porsche made some jaws drop at the Messe Stuttgart exhibition site with “the future of the sports car,” a.k.a. the Cayman e-volution.
What appears to be your average silver-painted Cayman is anything but, and that’s apparent once you spot the Acid Green detailing on the front fascia and wheels. It’s also easy to notice the “Porsche Turbo Charging 800V” decals on the driver’s door, offering a glimpse into what hides underneath the body shell.
With the Cayman e-volution, Porsche showcases a charging system of 800 volts. Achieving a charging capacity of up to 320 kW per vehicle, Porsche Turbo Charging is a co-development between Porsche Engineering and ADS-TEC. Developed as a supplement to fast-charging networks with medium voltage connections, Turbo Charging is just a work-in-progress at this point in time.
The accumulator-based charging system, however, pales in comparison to what the Cayman e-volution has to its name. With zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) coming in 3.3 seconds, the concept vehicle offers a driving range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) on a full charge. “The vehicle will not go into series production,” we're told, but the Cayman e-volution “does give an early indication of just how sporty Porsche believes e-mobility can be.”
By that, Porsche refers to the Mission E, the company’s first-ever purely electric sports car. Spied in pre-production guise only recently, the Mission E is scheduled to go official in 2019 with a driving range of “over 500 kilometers [310 miles].” More impressively, the Porsche Mission E promises to charge 80 percent of battery capacity within 15 minutes with the right type of charging station.
In related news, the rumor mill continus to insist the all-new 911 will go hybrid. Believe what you will, but bear in mind that August Achleitner, head of 718 and 911 development, denied the advent of a plug-in hybrid powertrain for the 992 generation. Mild hybridization (48-volt electrical system), as seen on the 2018 Bentley Continental GT, is more likely to make the cut.
With the Cayman e-volution, Porsche showcases a charging system of 800 volts. Achieving a charging capacity of up to 320 kW per vehicle, Porsche Turbo Charging is a co-development between Porsche Engineering and ADS-TEC. Developed as a supplement to fast-charging networks with medium voltage connections, Turbo Charging is just a work-in-progress at this point in time.
The accumulator-based charging system, however, pales in comparison to what the Cayman e-volution has to its name. With zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) coming in 3.3 seconds, the concept vehicle offers a driving range of 200 kilometers (124 miles) on a full charge. “The vehicle will not go into series production,” we're told, but the Cayman e-volution “does give an early indication of just how sporty Porsche believes e-mobility can be.”
By that, Porsche refers to the Mission E, the company’s first-ever purely electric sports car. Spied in pre-production guise only recently, the Mission E is scheduled to go official in 2019 with a driving range of “over 500 kilometers [310 miles].” More impressively, the Porsche Mission E promises to charge 80 percent of battery capacity within 15 minutes with the right type of charging station.
In related news, the rumor mill continus to insist the all-new 911 will go hybrid. Believe what you will, but bear in mind that August Achleitner, head of 718 and 911 development, denied the advent of a plug-in hybrid powertrain for the 992 generation. Mild hybridization (48-volt electrical system), as seen on the 2018 Bentley Continental GT, is more likely to make the cut.
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