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Published on Saturday, October 3, 2015

Porsche, The Mission E Going for Tesla’s Throat

Porsche, The Mission E Going for Tesla’s Throat

Step aside Tesla, there is a new leading electric car in town: The Porsche Mission E.

The luxury car brand has come out with a new model designed to run solely on electric power, similar to the models by Tesla. While Tesla may have made the original luxury electric car, Porsche is stepping up their game and bringing the Mission E to the competition, expecting to wow the crowd with luxury features and a powerful engine.

In September, Porsche unveiled the concept for this new model, and it surely is revving its engine at Tesla. The model shows off the all-electric engine, the luxury additions, and the dynamic design that lets drivers fulfill their need for speed.

While the engine solely runs on electric power, don’t underestimate its strength. The engine of the Mission E comes with 600 horsepower, and can pick up speed quickly. The mission E can accelerate from 0 miles per hour, so a standstill point, to 60 miles, per hour in less than 3.5 seconds. Yep, that’s right, this car likely has much more power than any car you’ve ever driven.

Although it is electric and the assumption is that the power runs out quick, the Mission E’s energy can actually last for extended lengths of time. In fact, it can be driven for 310 miles straight, until it needs to be recharged. Your car, on the other hand, probably ran out of gas quite a few kilometers back.

If charging seems like an issue to you, the Mission E model has optimized the charging process by including an 800 volt system, which is 80 percent charged in just 15 minutes! This impressive charging ability is now comparable to the amount of time it takes to fill up the tank at a gas station, but is cheaper, cleaner, and much better for the environment.

Comparing this to the Tesla Model S, which was announced earlier this year in June, the Model S can be driven for 300 miles until it needs to be charged, which is ten miles less than what the Mission E can drive. The Model S, however, can accelerate quicker going from 0 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour in only 2.8 seconds. It may beat the Mission E in that aspect, but when you’re driving for day to day use, which is the purpose of the Porsche vehicles, this level of acceleration is likely irrelevant. The mileage and the charging system are more practical aspects of the car that Porsche is working to improve.

With the 800 volt system, some may try to argue that it will be incompatible with the typical 400 volt system, which is used with most electric cars, but Porsche has made it adaptable to work with those outlets, as well as the improved Porsche Turbo Charging system. Porsche has covered all its bases when it comes to charging, so Mission E owners will not have to stress about where they can charge their vehicles.

As for the interior of the car, the Porsche standards have carried through with this new model. However, there are still some untraditional features that improve the weight and mobility of the model. Being an electric car without a transmission, the car is lighter, as it needs to be to run fluidly without a transmission.

To make it even lighter, the designers or the vehicle decided to go with a bucket seat concept. The car sits four people, with four individual seats, unlike most cars that sits four to five individuals with a connecting back seat. The bucket seats allow for a lighter car that can run faster on the electric energy.

The inside of the car is surely unique, which matches the outside. The sleek design is unlike any other model, bringing luxury to a whole new level.

The Mission E seems to have upped the ante for electric vehicles. Let’s see if Tesla can compete.

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Author: Organic Jeff

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