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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 →

Pics Aplenty: Tesla finally drops real images of Roadster Sport Jeremy Korzeniewski

It's been seven months since Tesla first announced its intentions to build the Roadster Sport, a higher performing version of its standard electric sportscar, and the Silicon Valley-based automaker ...

Officially, Official: Mercedes to produce electric SLS gullwing Sam Abuelsamid

Mercedes-Benz has officially confirmed the rumors that have been floating around in recent days – it will build an electrically powered version of its upcoming SLS gullwing coupe! The EV ...

Electric sports cars abound in UK EV test Domenick Yoney

Although there may be many a MINI E, i MiEVs and smart EDs taking part in that £25 million ($40 million) UK electric vehicle test program, there is also a subset of sports cars involved. The ...

VIDEO: Ecotricity's electric Exige Wind Car exceeds expectations on the track Domenick Yoney

The saga that has been the building of a "wind car" for Ecotricity founder, Dale Vince, appears to have come to a climax. All of the newly invented bits of this stretched and re-engineered former ...

BRUSA brings all-electric Spyder to EVS24 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 on either a rear-engined Volkswagen or possibly a Porsche 914, and it obviously takes styling cues ...

Geneva Preview: Protoscar teases new LAMPO electric sportscar 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Back in January, Swiss design company Protoscar revealed that it would debut a new electric sportscar called the LAMPO at the Geneva Motor Show. With that date right around the corner, the firm has released a bunch of new photos and details about the concept. The all-wheel drive vehicles uses ...

Ex-Mclaren designer now plans electric sportscar 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Gordon Murray isn't the only ex-McLaren F1 designer that is now branching out into greener pastures. Jim Dowle from JJAD has announced plans to build a new electric sportscar, and it sounds like a winner. A lithium ion battery pack is said to provide a range of 230 miles, though that figure ...

Could the Ginetta G50 EV be the awesomest electric sportscar yet? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Is_the_new_electric_Ginetta_hotter_than_the_Tesla_Roadster#'; It appears that Ginetta Cars, a storied British company that's been building racing and road cars since 1958, may be heating up the electric sports car market with a gas-free version of their latest ...

Wrightspeed X1, a casualty of our economic woes 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

There will be casualties. That's what we've been warned over and over about the burgeoning green car market in the face of the world's global economic crisis and the recent trend towards cheap gas. One such vehicle that we had been really looking forward to was the Wrightspeed X1, but we now hear ...

Detroit Electric to launch Tesla-beater in June? 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since that Malaysian press melée in September there haven't been any perceptible noises emanating from the resurrected Detroit Electric. Perhaps former Lotus CEO Albert Lam and friends have their noses to the grindstone getting product ready their announced end-of-2009 production run. ...

Sam's Club finds buyer for $100,000 electric Super Car package 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It seems that some are less affected by the current economic downturn than others. At the 12th hour of the 12th day of the 11th month the upcoming "Super Car" from Hybrid Technologies, packaged with a trip for two to Los Angeles and the chance to drive it on a racetrack, became available for one ...

Bolwell Nagari supercar going into production, may get electric drivetrain 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Bolwell_Nagari_Supercar_Going_Into_Production'; The Bolwell Nagari that we looked at a few months back is finally ready for production. Using a carbon-intensive composite chassis and body, the new supercar weighs just over one ton, so its 295 horsepower ...

Lightning GT to make debut at British International Motor Show 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The "Electric Vehicle Village" at the British International Motor Show is getting another sports car to keep the Tesla Roadster, also to be on display, from completely hogging the electric-car limelight. The British designed and built Lightning GT will get its world-wide debut at the show which ...


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