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REPORT: Porsche R&D says electric 911 possible, needs more development

In an interview with German magazine Motor Zeitung, Porsche's R&D director Wolfgang Dürheimer discussed the possibility of electrifying the iconic 911 sports car. Legendary Porsche tuners Ruf first showed a battery-powered prototype 911 called the eRuf last fall and then revealed a second-generation version (pictured) at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The eRuf Greenster was a major improvement over the original and Dürheimer praised the achievement of the smaller company. Dürheimer doesn't rule out an electrified ... Read more →

Geneva 2009: Ruf Greenster evolves the electric Porsche concept Sam Abuelsamid

Last fall, Porsche high performance tuning specialist Ruf announced it had built a prototype electric sports car called the eRuf, which was essentially a lithium ion battery-powered 911. That was ...

Porsche on the waiting list for Tesla Roadster Jeremy Korzeniewski

Electric vehicles... they're so hot right now. And none are hotter at the moment than the Tesla Roadster, which looks positively sublime in Very Orange paint. Even Porsche, the longtime purveyor ...

Road and Track tests battery-powered E-Ruf 911 Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

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REPORT: Porsche R&D says electric 911 possible, needs more development 5 months ago on Autoblog

Geneva 2009: Ruf Greenster evolves the electric Porsche concept 9 months ago on Autoblog

Last fall, Porsche high performance tuning specialist Ruf announced it had built a prototype electric sports car called the eRuf, which was essentially a lithium ion battery-powered 911. That was just the beginning of the story, as the company has brought the Greenster here to the Geneva Motor ...

Porsche on the waiting list for Tesla Roadster 1 year ago on Autoblog

Electric vehicles... they're so hot right now. And none are hotter at the moment than the Tesla Roadster, which looks positively sublime in Very Orange paint. Even Porsche, the longtime purveyor of some of the world's best sporting hardware, is interested in the little electron powered ...

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

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, ...

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