Porsche Mission E

Porsche Is Already Testing the All-Electric Mission E

Porsche, everyone's favorite sporting automaker, will build its Mission E all-electric sedan. The Mission E, first introduced as a concept in Frankfurt last year, is Porsche's first real step towards an all-electric vehicle in it's lineup.

According to a report by U.K. publication Autocar, sources say the Mission E has already started testing, using a Panamera-like disguise complete with tailpipes to hide its true EV intentions. Sneaky.

The Mission E will be purposed as a Tesla Model S rival, complete with a battery pack that will reportedly hold more than 330 miles, and have a 0-60 time of around 3.5 seconds.

Since pretty much anything from Porsche these days is a huge hit, we're expecting the production-ready Mission E to meet some high expectations.

The Porsche Mission E is the first fully electric car of Porsche.The Mission E is powered by 2 electric motors: one at the front axle and one at the back. All the four wheels are individual controlled by Porsche Torque vectoring system. The 2 electric motors produce more than 440 KW. The car has a system power of 800 V DC. The batteries can be charged by an inductive plate or with an conventional charger system. Porsche claims that with Porsche Turbo charging system the battery is loaded to 80% in just 15 minutes.

Considering it’s being presented as a concept car, Porsche wasn’t shy about making performance claims for the Mission E. In addition to the acceleration, range, and charging stats, Porsche stated matter-of-factly that this concept could cut a sub-eight-minute lap time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Whether that is high-voltage fantasy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for certain: With this concept, Porsche is charging crest-first into Tesla territory.