German sports carmaker Porsche on Thursday confirmed it had recalled several thousand of its electric Taycan model because of risks their batteries could catch fire. Some 858 Taycans were initially identified as being at risk and recalled in January, but after further checks the company determined that further vehicles could also be affected.
Launched in 2019, the Taycan sold more than 40,000 units in 2023. Photo: Allison Dinner / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPGerman sports carmaker Porsche on Thursday confirmed it had recalled several thousand of its electric Taycan model because of risks their batteries could catch fire.Some 858 Taycans were initially identified as being at risk and recalled in January, but after further checks the company determined that further vehicles could also be affected.
Launched in 2019, the Taycan sold more than 40,000 units in 2023, up 16.7 percent from the previous year. As Porsche's first electric model, it is key for the German brand, which expects 80 percent of its sales to be electric by 2030 as it gradually electrifies the rest of its range, from the small MacanBroke lawyer shows off how she slays her monthly self care for just R910 in a video, SA is impressed
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