Porsche PPE platform, Lucid Air Touring, Tesla at EVgo, ID EV deliveries: In the present day’s Automotive Information

The Lucid Air claims to interrupt a brand new file for aerodynamic effectivity. EVgo is in search of Tesla visitors at its chargers. VW tallies its ID EV deliveries. And Porsche offers us an inside have a look at its PPE platform for premium fashions—beginning with the Macan Electrical. This and extra, right here at Inexperienced Automotive Reviews.

The primary Porsche electrical SUV, the 2024 Macan Electrical, may even be the mannequin to debut the structure often known as PPE (Premium Platform Electrical), which may even be the idea for future high-end fashions from Audi and Bentley. We checked out some tech factors that distinguish this extra versatile platform, set to ultimately exchange what underpins the Taycan and Audi Q8 E-Tron. 

The Lucid Air Touring goes a claimed 425 EPA miles on a smaller battery pack than the Tesla Mannequin S, the corporate disclosed Tuesday with the affirmation of a primary supply of this model. Additional improvement has pushed the coefficient of drag beneath that of the Mannequin S and EQS, Lucid claims, and even the bottom Air Pure, in dual-motor kind, will go 410 miles. That also leaves room for the single-motor Pure, which stands out as the effectivity chief for the entire lineup.

Volkswagen claims to have reached 500,000 of its ID-family electrical automobiles globally, a yr sooner than initially deliberate—regardless of ongoing supply-chain points. Though comparatively few of these deliveries are within the U.S., a manufacturing ramp of the ID.4 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, could assist get nearer to the “EV for tens of millions” claims main as much as the launch.

And the charging community EVgo seeks extra Tesla drivers—by offering a “seamless” fast-charging expertise at as much as 250 kw by way of a CCS Combo 1 adapter. It’s additionally boosting the variety of Tesla connectors, now known as NACS connectors. 

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