Automotive
January 8, 2021
Charles Duke watches footage from Apollo 16 from his borrowed Taycan. Image credit: Porsche
By Ellen Kelleher
German automaker Porsche is linking the glories of the first electric car on the moon to the wonders of the all-electric Taycan with the recruitment of an astronaut who drives both in its latest campaign.
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