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Frankfurt 2009: Porsche confirms development of electric sportscar

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 hatchbacks of 2010. In any case, Porsche is looking to enter the hybrid and electric automobile market in a big way just as soon as battery technology will allow it. Porsche's opening salvo in the eco-wars will be the full hybrid Cayenne and ... Read more →

Spy Shots: Is this Porsche 911 mule hiding a shocking secret? Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

Porsche R&D says electric 911 possible, needs more development Sam Abuelsamid

In an interview with the German magazine Motor Zeitung, Porsche's R&D director Wolfgang Dürheimer discussed the possibility of electrification of the iconic 911 sports car. Legendary ...

BRUSA brings all-electric Spyder to EVS24 Jeremy Korzeniewski

BRUSA, a Swiss electronics company, recently attended the EVS24 conference in Stavanger, Norway, with an electric sportscar called the Spyder in tow. Our best guess is that this machine is based ...

Porsche places order for Tesla Roadster Jeremy Korzeniewski

Uh oh. Rumors suggest that Porsche isn't all that impressed with the all-electric lithium-ion powered 911 from longtime tuning company Ruf. Not that the German automaker is giving up on electric ...

Road and Track tests battery-powered E-Ruf 911 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We only heard about the latest modified Porsche from Ruf about a week and a half ago when the tuner unveiled its new E-Ruf via press release. Apparently we weren't the first to learn of the all-electric 911, as Road & Track has already driven it and just published its first impressions, ...

Ruf's electric Porshce powered by UQM motor 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The recently-revealed all electric Porsche 911 from longtime tuner RUF uses an electric motor from UQM Technologies. The motor offers up some 150 kW of power and seems to be an off-the-shelf motor that the company is capable of providing for automotive use. At first glance, the motor's ...

Electric Porsche Cayman coming from Ruf? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

German mag Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that longtime Porsche tuning specialist Ruf is planning to debut an all-electric version of the awesome Cayman sportscar. Could it be? An electric sportscar that isn't based on a platform from Lotus? We'll see next month, as that's when Ruf is ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1973 Porsche 911 electric conversion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of this Porsche 911 EV conversion Sometimes, we find various electric vehicle conversions on eBay to share with our readers. In many cases, the cars are in pretty sorry condition and the work which was done is highly suspect. In the case of this 1973 Porsche 911, though, ...

Perversion or Perfection? Porsche 912 converted to electric 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When Porsche decided to move on from its very successful 356 line, there was a faction of people who were concerned that the 911 would be too expensive and wished the German automaker would stick with its successes -- four-cylinder sports cars to be specific. While history will look back at the 911 ...

Electrified Porsche 912 boils the tires 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video lasts only 14 seconds but it shows a Porsche 912 converted to run on electric power smoking the tires with enough style to make John Force blush. But that's not why I really thought the video was important to post. The info box on the YouTube page calls attention to a small outfit ...


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