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Porsche announces lithium ion starter battery

Lithium ion batteries are all the rage these days with so many manufacturers planning to use them for hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Porsche today announced that it will be the first automaker to offer a lithium ion starter battery for conventional vehicles. The new battery will be available as an option for the 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS and Boxster Spyder. The main reason for using this type of battery is weight reduction, since the 13 pound lithium unit cuts 22 pounds off the mass of the standard lead acid battery. The lithium battery ... Read more →

Channel 4 pits the Prius against a Porsche in efficiency test Jeremy Korzeniewski

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 ...

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 ...

Winding Road takes a look at direct injection Jeremy Korzeniewski

While it may seem that direct injection is just the latest and greatest way to dump fuel into an engine, the reality is that DI technology is the absolute best way to inject dead dinos in an ...

Hypermiling in a Porsche 911 yields 35.1 mpg Sam Abuelsamid

The Porsche 911 has long been one of the most fuel efficient sports cars available at its performance level. The new 2009 911 with its direct injection and dual clutch gearbox is rated at 24 mpg (US) ...

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, ...

Consumers not interested in stop/start from Porsche 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Porsche 911 Stopping an engine when it's not necessary for the operation of the car seems like a common sense move when fuel efficiency and emissions are the main concern. When performance is the biggest priority, though, the added weight and complexity ...

Porsche adds direct injection and dual clutch gearbox to 911 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Porsche has made it abundantly clear that they have no concerns about trying to meet new corporate average fuel economy standards in the U.S. in the coming decade, that doesn't mean that aren't doing anything to improve the fuel consumption of their cars. Relative to their performance, ...

Video: Jeremy Clarkson says Porsche 911 Turbo cleans LA's air 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the video above, Jeremy Clarkson, host of Top Gear, says the Porsche 911 Turbo cleans the air in polluted cities like LA. While, I have seen concept cars that can clean the air, I seriously doubt any existing car, especially the Porsche 911 Turbo, emits exhaust that is cleaner than air, even air ...


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