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Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was a German-Bohemian automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline – electric hybrid vehicle ( Lohner–Porsche ), the Volkswagen Beetle , the Auto Union racing cars , the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK , and several other important ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Best Known For: Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche car company in 1931. In the early 1920s, he oversaw the development of the Mercedes compressor car and later developed the first designs of...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Ferdinand Porsche (born September 3, 1875, Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Liberec, Czech Republic]—died January 30, 1951, Stuttgart, West Germany) was an Austrian automotive engineer who designed the popular Volkswagen car. Porsche became general director of the Austro-Daimler Company in 1916 and moved to the Daimler Company in ...
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Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche car company. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing car, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK and several other important automobiles and technologies.
Apr 20, 2011 · Prof. Porsche had entered uncharted territory with the Semper Vivus, the world’s first functional, full-hybrid car. In this vehicle, two generators paired with petrol engines formed a single charging unit, simultaneously supplying electricity to wheel-hub motors and batteries.
Revealed to the public in 1898, the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton was powered by an octagonal electric motor that produced up to five PS, could hit a top speed of 35km/h and a range of around 80km. Ferdinand would name it the ‘P1’ – to signify that it was the first ever Porsche-designed car.
Dec 26, 2016 · In December of 1932, months before concluding the contract, the Porsche team began work on the Type 22 mid-engine P race car. The legendary Auto Union Grand Prix car set new standards. Ferry Porsche turned the design office into the Porsche automobile company