Porsche invest € 1 billion in the development of electric vehicles
German carmaker Porsche, belongs to the concern Volkswagen AG, has officially announced plans to release the first electric vehicle under its own brand. To this end, it plans to invest 1 billion euros and create new jobs.
As reported by Reuters, citing a statement by Porsche, made on Friday, December 4, the company will invest 700 million euros to expand its largest plant, located in Stuttgart (Germany). In particular, there will be a new assembly line and paint shop, and will create more than 1,000 jobs. In addition, Porsche will spend 300 million euros for the development of the development center.
presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015. This "chetyrёhdverka" is equipped with two electric motors of 600 hp, all-wheel drive and chassis polnoupravlyamym. The manufacturer claims that this car is capable of accelerating to 100 km / h in just 3.5 seconds. Cruising range electric vehicle is more than 500 km, to charge the batteries for 80% it takes 15 minutes.
Porsche expects to begin mass production of its first electric vehicle only in 2020. For more technical information about the new manufacturer has not yet disclosed.