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Ruf reveals electrically powered 911 instead of Cayman EV

Quash the electric Cayman rumor. Ruf Automobiles has a long history of taking already fast sports cars from Porsche and making them extraordinarily fast. That typically happens by means of adding more displacement, more boost, more fuel etc. Now, founder Alois Ruf is taking inspiration from the hydroelectric power station in his home town to create a battery-powered 911. The traditional 911 flat-6 engine has been dispensed with in favor of a 204 hp electric motor that generates 479 lb-ft of torque. Ruf worked with Camarillo, CA CALMOTORS ... Read more →

Another Porsche 914 gets the plug-in treatment Sam Abuelsamid

Back in the early 1970s when Volkswagen and Porsche collaborated to create the 914 sports car it's unlikely that either company imagined that the little roadster would someday become a popular ...

LA 2007: electric 1899 Lohner-Porsche Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the Lohrner-Porsche for a high-res gallery While most people think of Toyota and Honda as the pioneers of hybrid power-train technology, the idea actually goes back many decades before ...

LA 2007 Preview: Are there really any new ideas? 1900 Porsche EV! Sam Abuelsamid

In the last couple of years, green car enthusiasts have gotten all hot and bothered by the idea of cars like the Tesla Roadster, Zap-X and Chevrolet Volt. And while these cars and others seem ...

Ruf reveals electrically powered 911 instead of Cayman EV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Quash the electric Cayman rumor. Ruf Automobiles has a long history of taking already fast sports cars from Porsche and making them extraordinarily fast. That typically happens by means of adding more displacement, more boost, more fuel etc. Now, founder Alois Ruf is taking inspiration from the ...

Another Porsche 914 gets the plug-in treatment 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in the early 1970s when Volkswagen and Porsche collaborated to create the 914 sports car it's unlikely that either company imagined that the little roadster would someday become a popular platform for electric drive conversions. Nonetheless after reporting on a 914 battery conversion by a ...

LA 2007: electric 1899 Lohner-Porsche 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the Lohrner-Porsche for a high-res gallery While most people think of Toyota and Honda as the pioneers of hybrid power-train technology, the idea actually goes back many decades before either company existed. The man behind the all-wheel drive Auto Union Grand Prix cars of the 1930s got ...

LA 2007 Preview: Are there really any new ideas? 1900 Porsche EV! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the last couple of years, green car enthusiasts have gotten all hot and bothered by the idea of cars like the Tesla Roadster, Zap-X and Chevrolet Volt. And while these cars and others seem incredibly innovative today, in reality they all have roots in cars built over a century ago by one of the ...


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