This particular Porsche (designed by Ferdinand himself) wasn't very dependable.
Alex.
I mentioned it before, but you should read about his original electric hybrid drive system he designed for this very vehicle (actually his original Tiger prototype). It was pretty amazing and it's what people are just doing now in car design, but it was way too complicated , too expensive, but mainly was not used due to lack of critical raw materials... only one Porsche design was ever built.
The
petrol-electric drive specially developed by
Ferdinand Porsche entered "uncharted territory" for road vehicles; this led to numerous development issues with the drive system. The two air-cooled
V-10 engines designated
Porsche Type 101, which were merged respectively with a Siemens-Schuckert 500 kVA
generator, generated the necessary electric power to operate each of the two Siemens 230 kW (312.7
PS) individual-output
electric motors. In this drive system, a
mechanical power transmission system and
gearbox could be omitted, since now a 3-step speed switch took over the work. The electric motors transferred their power to a
final drive with a ratio of 15: 1 directly to the
drive wheels located at the rear. The fuel tanks carried 520 litres of petrol and allowed a driving range of 105 kilometers. Two compressed air tanks in the front crew compartment area assisted the driver during braking maneuvers.