Dec 4, 2015 8:08 PM

Gallery: Porsche's Electric Mission E Is Poised to Whoop Tesla's Model S

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Today, Porsche announced it’s investing more than a billion dollars to bring the fully electric Mission E to production.
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The motor (or motors, Porsche hasn’t said) will produce more than 600 horsepower.

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The four-seater Mission E will go from 0 to 62 mph in under 3.5 seconds.
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And it will go 310 miles on a charge.

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The interior's likely to change before we see a production version.
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Like many concepts, the Mission E was full of silliness, like a 3-D display that moves as the driver shifts position, eye-tracking and gesture control, and holograms.

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And you'll likely see much more conventional seats in the production car.

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