Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul

Porsche shutters e-bike, battery, software subsidiaries as part of company overhaul

Porsche is closing three of its subsidiaries as it copes with falling sales and declining profits, the German automaker announced Friday. The automaker’s battery subsidiary, Cellforce Group, is perhaps the highest-profile casualty. The division had already been through a “realignment” in August after Porsche dropped plans to make its own batteries, turning Cellforce into a…

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This Porsche 918 Successor Concept Looks More Aggressive Than Anything Stuttgart Would Actually Build

This Porsche 918 Successor Concept Looks More Aggressive Than Anything Stuttgart Would Actually Build

Porsche retired the 918 Spyder nameplate in 2015 after producing exactly 918 examples of their hybrid hypercar flagship, a vehicle that proved electric motors could enhance rather than dilute the driving experience at the absolute top of the performance spectrum. The car’s legacy persists in how thoroughly it shifted the conversation around electrification in high-performance…

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Gunther Werks Project Endgame is a bespoke 911 Speedster infused with Iron Man DNA

Gunther Werks Project Endgame is a bespoke 911 Speedster infused with Iron Man DNA

There’s always been a theatrical edge to Gunther Werks’ reinterpretations of the Porsche 911 (993), but Project Endgame pushes that idea into full cinematic territory. Conceived as a one-off Speedster commission and effectively the closing statement for the California-based restomod specialist’s open-top series, it fuses extreme performance engineering with a design language. Something that openly…

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Group14 lands 3M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs

Group14 lands $463M from SK, Porsche, and others to make silicon anodes for EVs

Battery materials startup Group14 announced Wednesday it has closed a $463 million funding round to expand its manufacturing footprint, a sign that investors remain confident in the future of electric vehicles. The startup manufactures silicon anode materials, which significantly boost the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries. Group14 currently operates three factories, two in the U.S….

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The Porsche 99x Concept: Where Le Mans Meets Cyberpunk

The Porsche 99x Concept: Where Le Mans Meets Cyberpunk

Porsche’s design language has always existed within carefully defined boundaries, evolving gradually over decades rather than making radical leaps. But what happens when those boundaries dissolve? The Porsche 99x concept answers that question with a hypercar that looks like it teleported straight from the 2040 Le Mans starting grid. Created by “R a d u…

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