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It's a concept car - so it's a "one-off" and seeing as how it was at the IAA in Frankfurt, I'd say it actually exists. If you RTFA you'd have found this link:

It's a concept car - so it's a "one-off" and seeing as how it was at the IAA in Frankfurt, I'd say it actually exists. If you RTFA you'd have found this link: http://newsroom.porsche.com/en/products/iaa-2015-porsche-mission-e-mobility-all-electrically-concept-car-11391.html http://newsroom.porsche.com/en/products/iaa-2015-porsche-mis... Found an event pic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PorscheNewsroom/status/643718735669391360 https://twitter.com/PorscheNewsroom/status/64371873566939136...

ZeroGravitas 11y ago
I did RTFA, and that link, before I asked as all the images look like obvious renders to me (with the possible exception of the interior shot). Apparently something physical does exist, given the Twitter pic, but it's still not clear if that's a dummy that needs to be rolled into position, or if it's a car you can actually drive. And whether it fulfils the various claims (15 minute charging combined with the claimed range seems something worth shouting about, even apart from the rest of the car)
- josefresco 11y ago
  Porsche doesn't f*ck around. It think the questions would be valid for a start-up, but not one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world. Porsche is also not a stranger to "electric" vehicles (see 918).
  - ZeroGravitas 11y ago
    It's enough of a stranger to fully electric cars to be announcing a concept car for 5 years out that hasn't been confirmed for production, that doesn't really seem to add anything new beyond emoticons and holographic eye-tracking dashboard controls. Given the apparent disruptive nature of this change to existing car companies that cling to their ICE engine technology as their reason for existing, I'd probably be more inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to some random new entrant created by a Chinese battery manufacturer or Netflix competitor who don't have such a big stake in the status quo.
- coldpie 11y ago
  Concept cars are super common in the car industry. They're not in any way intended to reflect an actual car headed to production. Here's one of BMW's concept cars from a while ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Mille_Miglia.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Mille_Miglia.jpg Whether they're worth paying attention to, or worth doing at all, is an open question. I don't disagree with your dislike of them. But it's not like Porsche is doing something new and novel with this "concept car" idea. It's been happening for decades: http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2010/04/21/best-concept-car-designs-from-fabulous-50s/ http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2010/04/21/best-concept-car-...

ZeroGravitas 11y ago

I did RTFA, and that link, before I asked as all the images look like obvious renders to me (with the possible exception of the interior shot). Apparently something physical does exist, given the Twitter pic, but it's still not clear if that's a dummy that needs to be rolled into position, or if it's a car you can actually drive. And whether it fulfils the various claims (15 minute charging combined with the claimed range seems something worth shouting about, even apart from the rest of the car)

josefresco 11y ago
Porsche doesn't f*ck around. It think the questions would be valid for a start-up, but not one of the largest auto manufacturers in the world. Porsche is also not a stranger to "electric" vehicles (see 918).
- ZeroGravitas 11y ago
  It's enough of a stranger to fully electric cars to be announcing a concept car for 5 years out that hasn't been confirmed for production, that doesn't really seem to add anything new beyond emoticons and holographic eye-tracking dashboard controls. Given the apparent disruptive nature of this change to existing car companies that cling to their ICE engine technology as their reason for existing, I'd probably be more inclined to give the benefit of the doubt to some random new entrant created by a Chinese battery manufacturer or Netflix competitor who don't have such a big stake in the status quo.
coldpie 11y ago
Concept cars are super common in the car industry. They're not in any way intended to reflect an actual car headed to production. Here's one of BMW's concept cars from a while ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Mille_Miglia.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BMW_Mille_Miglia.jpg Whether they're worth paying attention to, or worth doing at all, is an open question. I don't disagree with your dislike of them. But it's not like Porsche is doing something new and novel with this "concept car" idea. It's been happening for decades: http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2010/04/21/best-concept-car-designs-from-fabulous-50s/ http://www.designfloat.com/blog/2010/04/21/best-concept-car-...