How the Taycan Will Change Porsche As a Company Media Workshop

How the Taycan will change Porsche as a company Media workshop Heading into the Electric Age Six billion euros in investments, 1,200 new ries, due to be launched at the end of 2019. sports cars is running at full capacity. It’s like employees for the launch of the Taycan alone, It is the people working at Porsche who are getting changed in a wardrobe. A huge feat the ongoing development of Porsche Pro- the key to these developments. In the next based on a clear plan. By 2025, around 50 duction 4.0 and an unparalleled knowledge few years, thousands of employees working percent of all Porsche models on the road campaign rolled out throughout the entire in production at the site in Zuff enhausen will could be electrifi ed. During this transforma- company: in firmly committing to electric undergo a huge number of qualifi cation and tion, the company will profi t from its exten- mobility, Porsche is undergoing a process of training programmes, giving them the skills sive experience in the fi eld of electric mobility. major change and once again reaffi rming its they need to overcome the challenges asso- Porsche was the fi rst premium-brand manu- ability to safeguard its future. ciated with these technological changes. facturer to off er three plug-in hybrid series: the 918 Spyder supercar, the Panamera S The largest sports car producer in the world The Taycan’s infl uence will be felt throughout E-Hybrid and the Cayenne S E-Hybrid. And has always been distinguished by a pioneer- the company, and create more jobs than vir- with its 919 Hybrid racing car – which took ing spirit and a relentless desire to keep push- tually any other project in Porsche’s history. It part in the FIA World Endurance Champion- ing the limits of what is technically feasible. is produced CO2-neutrally in a new factory in ship – the sports car manufacturer was able And it has now managed to bring sports car the middle of the main plant in Zuff enhausen. to fully optimise the same 800 V technolo- production to an all new level with the devel- The new buildings are currently being con- gy that will ultimately be used to power the opment of the Taycan, its fi rst all-electric se- structed while the production of two-door Taycan. Smart, lean and green: Porsche Production 4.0 The traditional production line has had its day the production of the Taycan and at all of our production sites. To produce the Taycan, Porsche is dispensing with rigidly interlinked belt installations, ins- tead ushering in a new era in vehicle production. As far as the Taycan is concerned, the traditional production line has had its day. Porsche will be the fi rst vehicle producer to use FTS (driverless transport systems) in fi nal assembly as a continuous fl ow. This will enab- How the Taycan will change Porsche as a company le us to combine the advantages of the traditional principle of continuous production with Stuttgart, Germany Friday, October 12, 2018 We’re shaping the future of production th- of the future to be produced in a way that the fl exibility off ered by versatile assembly. It rough Porsche Production 4.0. It’s smart, lean saves even more resources. Digitisation and will also increase the number of work cycles and green. Our approach goes far beyond the new technologies are helping our emplo- using the same amount of space. We can then Until Individual journeys 4:00 pm Charging solutions made by Porsche fi eld of digitisation alone. The basis for this is yees to produce our highly individual sports use this enhanced degree of fl exibility to res- 11:30 am to Plant IV, Building M71, Lorenz Road 10, - At home to achieve data transparency across the en- cars. Our vision of production is intelligently pond to customer desires even more quickly. Zuff enhausen, Germany - On the go tire value chain, thereby enabling effi ciency interconnected and streamlined while also This is also something that is embodied by our - In the Porsche Centres to be further increased and the sports cars saving on resources. This is our goal both in Porsche production philosophy. 11:30 am Welcome Fabian Grill, Project Head Electromobility, 11:35 am E-Mobility@Porsche Porsche AG Robert Meier, Director Complete Vehicle Erol Gürocak, Project Head Mobility Concepts Power at all times Modell Line Taycan, Porsche AG and Infrastructure, Porsche AG Quick to drive, quick to charge 12:15 pm Porsche Production 4.0 Michael Kiefer, Head of High-Voltage Systems, Tour through the pilot center for assembling Porsche Engineering the Taycan At Porsche, an innovative vehicle concept is charging process for optimum results, ena- VW Group initiative Electrify America will 4:45 pm Break only innovative when it goes beyond the vehi- bling a capacity of up to 11kW to be achieved. see the installation of charging infrastructure Bernd Würsching, Head of Assembly Taycan cle itself. That’s why Porsche E-Performance In addition, the home charge manager ensures (capacity of up to 350kW) at 300 motorway Project, Porsche AG 5:00 pm Round table with members of the Executive Board, also covers the infrastructure: well-conceived, intelligent charge management in the event stations from 2019. At destinations such as featuring comprehensive charging options for on the go that multiple electricity consumers are con- hotels the Porsche Destination Charging net- Gabriele di Furia, Project Head Installations and at home. nected at the same time. work plans to cover over 2000 AC chargers Taycan Assembly, Porsche AG Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive in up to 20 markets in the run-up to the Tay- Board and Member of the Executive Board for Charging at home: Charging on the go: can’s launch. Customers will be able to gain Sascha Tittelwitz, Project Head for IT and Finance and IT at Porsche AG With charging power of 22kW the Porsche In Europe, Porsche founded the joint venture access to the Porsche charging network via Innovation Strategy Production, Porsche AG Energy Manager is a quick, convenient way IONITY together with BMW, Daimler and Ford the Porsche charging service. This is a Eu- Andreas Haff ner, Member of the Executive Board for to charge the Taycan at home overnight. In- to develop the quick-charging infrastructure rope-wide solution with access to a huge ar- 1:45 pm Lunch Human Resources and Social Aff airs at Porsche AG ductive charging is an innovative technology network. By the end of 2019, quick-charg- ray of charging stations managed by diff erent allowing the vehicle to be charged at home ing stations with a capacity of 350kW per service providers. Porsche will take care of all 2:45 pm Bus transfer to the Porsche Development Albrecht Reimold, Member of the Executive Board without the use of cables. The positioning charging point are planned to be installed at billing centrally. Centre in Weissach for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG assistant uses WiFi to calibrate the inductive 400 sites throughout Europe. In the USA, the Charging at the Porsche Centre: 3:30 pm E-Mobility engineered in Weissach 6:15 pm Bus transfer to Zuff enhausen and end From the end of 2019, it will be possible to 800 volts – technology transfer from charge the Taycan at any Porsche Centre in motorsport to series production just a few minutes. Porsche dealers around the world will install quick-charging stations with a Malte Huneke, Technical Project Head capacity of up to 350kW. This allows a vehicle Formula E, Porsche AG to be recharged in approximately four minutes, giving it a range of up to 100 kilometres. The network of Porsche turbo chargers able to charge the Taycan to its full 800 V capacity will therefore grow steadily in the next few years. 800 V technology in the fast lane Motorsport: a prime way to speed up development in e-mobility involving high-speed e-machines as part of the LMP project. From autumn 2019, Porsche will enter an all-electric racing car in the Formula E Cham- pionship. The sports car manufacturer is ex- pecting to receive valuable input from this un- dertaking, too, that it will be able to apply to future series models. The focus will be on energy management and the ongoing development of key technologies such as the electric motor, converter, gearbox, diff erential, brake- The racing circuit: Porsche’s most essential the vehicle guarantees that the lithium-ion by-wire system, control unit and cooling sys- laboratory for advanced developments and battery can be recharged in just four min- tem. Porsche’s high voltage laboratory, which ground-breaking solutions knows no limits utes, providing enough energy to drive 100 was set up for the LMP programme, has an and leaves no room for compromise. This kilometres (according to NEDC). important role to play in this. In the labora- has been the case since the company was tory, racing car and series developers work founded – and the new Porsche Taycan is no The permanently activated electric syn- in close cooperation to seek out the most exception: the brand’s fi rst all-electric sports chronous motor in the Porsche 919 Hybrid lightweight and effi cient components. As the car benefi ts from developments that enabled also survived its baptism of fi re during the Technical Project Manager, Malte Huneke has the Porsche 919 Hybrid to win the 24 Hours Le Mans race. It is similar to the two mod- a good overview of preparations for the For- of Le Mans three times between 2015 and ules that work together to provide more than mula E season: “The challenge lies in getting 2017.

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