Porsche reveals the Taycan, its first electric sports car

Porsche has finally unveiled its first all-electric car. After four years of concepts, name changes, spy shots, teases, and drips of information about the four-door EV, the German automaker revealed the production version of the Taycan electric sports car on Wednesday during an event that took place simultaneously on three continents.

Originally dubbed “Mission E” when it was announced as a concept car in 2015, the Taycan will begin its production life as two variants: the Taycan Turbo and the Taycan Turbo S. The car is expected to get around 450 kilometers of range based on the European WLTP model of testing, which would equal about 280 miles, though Porsche didn’t release EPA estimates Wednesday. Both models will pull power from a…

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