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eBay Find of the day: battery powered Porsche 356 Speedster replica

Over the last several years, we've seen numerous conversions of Porsches to battery electric vehicles, but this may well be the prettiest. Most of the previous Porsche EVs have been based on either the 911 or 914, but this seller of this eBay find of the day used a 356 Speedster replica is a foundation. The Beck 356 speedster used for this car has a fiberglass body on a steel tube frame, making it lighter than the original. The electric propulsion system uses a 193 hp DC motor and 23 kWh of lithium iron phosphate storage. The power ... Read more →

Acura and Porsche take inaugural ALMS Green Challenge championship Sam Abuelsamid

Season 1 of the American Le Mans Series' Michelin GreenX Challenge is now in the books with Acura and Porsche taking the inaugural season championship. The 2009 season wrapped up at Laguna Seca ...

Porsche goes green with an all-new paintshop Xavier Navarro

Porsche headquarters in Stuttgart will soon have a new paint-shop that, according to the company, is going to be one of the most environment-friendly in the world. The facility will be opened in ...

eBay find of the day: Electric Porsche 356 Speedster replica Domenick Yoney

If you've been wanting to get yourself a low-carbon car and really dig the classic lines of the Porsche 356 Speedster, the unblemished beauty above could be your convenient response to "An ...

Audi and Porsche win Michelin GreenX Challenge at Petit Le Mans Sam Abuelsamid

The American Le Mans Series ran half of its annual flagship race this past weekend at a rain-saturated Road Atlanta track in Georgia. The race marked the first anniversary of the inauguration of ...

Frankfurt 2009: Porsche confirms development of electric sportscar 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Quick trivia question: what automaker was the first to build a hybrid automobile? Did you guess Honda or Toyota? Interestingly, a full 109 years ago, Professor Ferdinand Porsche built a fully functional hybrid automobile, though it was certainly a much different animal than the Prius and Insight ...

Ferrari, Alpina lead supercar race to not-quite-as-high CO2 levels 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

CO2 emission numbers for cars from companies like Ferrari and Aston Martin are, to a Prius or clean diesel fan, pretty much a joke. Bentleys, for example, average over 400 grams of CO2 per kilometer. There are even some luxury vehicles that can put the supercars to shame, like the Mercedes-Benz ...

Channel 4 pits the Prius against a Porsche in efficiency test 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

We can think of a few natural competitors to the reigning hybrid champ, the Toyota Prius, when it comes to a fuel efficiency test. For instance, the Honda Insight is a logical choice, as are other midsize hybrid offerings like the Ford Fusion. Still others compare the mileage possibilities ...

Spy Shots: Is this Porsche 911 mule hiding a shocking secret? 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

No automaker is immune to the global environmental pressure to reduce pollutants and limit carbon dioxide emissions. Even Porsche has gotten into the green game with both diesel and hybrid options for its current Cayenne – along with an expected hybrid for its Panamara range. Could that ...

Company fleet managers pick Porsche Cayenne diesel as car of the year 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

I'd like to know the name of the firm that offers Porsche Cayennes as company cars so I can apply for a job. Somebody must be doing it, or else fleet managers are driving them on their own. In a survey of 150 fleet managers for FIRMENAUTO and the DEKRA Association of Automotive Specialists, the ...

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