Like a man on a mission, Elon Musk has been trying to wring out the best in electric vehicles and needless to say the world was impressed with the amazing figures his creations have been producing. Cars like the plug-in Tesla Model S can go up to a maximum range of 500km and with a 416bhp, 600Nm motor, zerotohundred can be dealt with in just 4.2 seconds.
However, the days of Tesla being in the throne might be numbered as a challenger now arrives in the electrifying world of EV. The challenger in mention here is Porsche and they have come up with something called the Mission E concept. Yes, it is kind of a deal breaker to see that ‘concept’ word, but at least we know that Porsche is looking seriously into this EV issue.
So for starters, we can say that Porsche started off with the right moves. The Mission E concept is just drop dead gorgeous, unlike its four-door brother the Panamera which looks bloated or fat at some points. You can get the hint that somehow Porsche designers have combined the best of both worlds by combining the design cues found on the 918 and the 911 and putting them altogether.
But enough with the looks. So, how exactly will the Mission E be giving a hard time to Tesla in the near future? Easy. Powering the Mission E will be two electric motors similar to the ones found in the LMP1 919 Hybrid race car which will have a combined output of more than 600-horsepower. This is more than enough to propel the car from zerotohundred in 3.5 seconds, 0-200 in less than 12 seconds and reportedly a ‘Ring lap time of sub 8 minutes.
Offering a range of 500km, the Mission E employs an 800-volt drive system as well as a new Porsche Turbo Charging system, allowing the battery pack to be recharged to an 80-percent level in just 15 minutes, which is enough for the Mission E to travel for about 400km.
Too bad that for the time being there is no word of the Mission E dropping the ‘concept’ from its name anytime soon. But a decision to do so is expected to happen somewhere by the end of the year and if it does get the greenlight, it will hit the streets by 2019 the soonest.
