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Taycan · Toyota

Toyota Patented Sequential Shifting for EVs Without a Real Gearbox

Toyota's US patent 12,679,217 cuts and restores motor torque to fake a sequential gearbox shift in an EV, no clutch pedal needed. The LFA could use it.

Damien KestelooOct 143 min read

Porsche

Porsche Rules Out a Fully Electric 911, Keeping Its Best-Seller on Gas

Porsche will not build a fully electric version of the 911, CEO Michael Leiters said this week, drawing a hard line around the one car the company cannot afford to get wrong. He made the remark at an event hosted by the German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport, the 911 stays combustion and hybrid. The…

Haye KestelooJun 11

Video

Ferrari Luce Interior Video: Jony Ive’s Physical Controls and a $535,000 Range Claim That Needs Translating

Ferrari released another interior video of the Luce, its first all-electric car, as the May 2026 full exterior reveal in Italy approaches. The clip continues the brand’s three-stage rollout: powertrain details emerged in Maranello in October 2025, the interior and name landed in San Francisco on February 9, and a series of video episodes has…

Haye KestelooApr 15

Porsche

Porsche’s 2025 Annual Results Reveal 98% Profit Collapse — CEO Leiters Bets on High-Margin Reset

Porsche CEO Michael Leiters reveals a 98% profit drop in 2025 annual results. Explore how €4.7 billion in EV writedowns, U.S. tariffs, and a China sales slump are forcing a high-margin pivot back to combustion and hybrid flexibility.

Haye KestelooMar 11

Porsche

Porsche’s Electric 718 is Alive: Why the “Go-Kart” Feel is the Key to Its Survival

Porsche’s electric 718 Boxster is officially on track for a 2027 debut. Despite rumors of cancellation and platform re-engineering, Porsche Australia’s CEO confirms the EV prototype is "amazing" and delivers a "go-kart-y" track experience. Get the latest on the PPE Sport platform and the future of gas-powered Cayman variants.

Haye KestelooMar 11

Porsche Bets On $165,000 Electric Cayenne Weeks After Declaring Luxury EV Pricing Model Broken

Formula E

Porsche’s Formula E Program Is the Real Source of the 2026 Cayenne Electric’s 600 kW Regen

The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric can handle 97 percent of normal braking without touching its mechanical brakes. That’s not a marketing claim. It’s the direct result of six seasons of Formula E development, and it’s the clearest example yet of electric racing technology paying off in a production vehicle. Motor1 sat down with TAG Heuer…

Haye KestelooFeb 27

China's EV Market Now Belongs to Chinese Brands, and Detroit Just Took a $25 Billion Hit to Prove It - BYD's Price Cuts Under Fire: China's Bold Move Against EV Overcapacity

BYD

BYD vs. Tesla: How China’s EV Giant Doubled Exports While Western Automakers Retreated

A $60,000 BYD Sealion 7 caught Julian Scot-Smith’s attention at a London Porsche dealership last December. The British couple had come to browse German luxury SUVs in Mayfair. They left considering a Chinese alternative. That moment, captured in a new Wall Street Journal analysis, distills everything happening in the global auto industry right now. BYD…

Haye KestelooJan 22

Bolt

Caterham Project V Rejects Everything Modern EVs Stand For – And That’s the Point

I’ve been covering electric sports car announcements for years, and they all sound the same: massive battery, blistering charging speed, tablet-sized touchscreen, skateboard platform. Caterham’s Project V, which just made its U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas, deliberately ignores every item on that checklist. “We don’t really care about charging time. We care about…

Haye KestelooJan 7

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