Porsche unveils electric roadster!
#1
02-11-2011, 08:29 PM
Porsche unveils electric roadster! 
Luxury carmaker Porsche has introduced an electric version of its Boxster roadster as part of an e-mobility pilot programme in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart.
The three fully electric prototypes of the small sports car are intended to be “rolling laboratories” that will help engineers gauge the practicality of electric vehicles’ everyday use.
“Electric mobility will be one of Porsche's central challenges in the coming years, and our engineers are ready to meet the challenge with their usual high standards,” said Porsche boss Matthias Müller in a statement released on Thursday.
The e-Boxsters are part of a larger scheme to maximize electric cars in Stuttgart and the surrounding state of Baden-Württemberg.
Scientists will also use the cars to learn about the infrastructure needed to support electric mobility on a mass scale, Müller said.
Stefan Mappus, the premier of Baden-Württemberg, added that the Porsche pilot project is an important one in a state known for automotive prowess.
“Together with the auto industry, we want to further develop methods of sustainable mobility in Stuttgart and surrounding regions,” he said. “Porsche is an important partner in this endeavour.”
Stuttgart is one of eight “model regions” of electric mobility in Germany, where projects for electric vehicles and infrastructure are being tested through mid-2011.
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has committed about €130 million total for the eight regions to research electric mobility.
Transportation Minister Peter Ramsauer praised the progress Porsche has made.
“We need marketable products that excite the consumer and win him over with their functionality,” he said. “That is why we support research into electric vehicles’ everyday use.”
The Porsche Boxster roadsters each have two electric motors with a combined 240 horsepower, and are intended to perform at a level similar to Porsche’s traditional internal-combustion engines. The electronic components used in the cars were manufactured by Volkswagen, which recent took over the sports carmaker.
While BMW, Mercedes, VW and Audi already offer several electric hybrid models, Porsche currently has only one consumer vehicle, the sports-utility Cayenne, available in hybrid form.
“Electric mobility will be one of Porsche's central challenges in the coming years, and our engineers are ready to meet the challenge with their usual high standards,” said Porsche boss Matthias Müller in a statement released on Thursday.
The e-Boxsters are part of a larger scheme to maximize electric cars in Stuttgart and the surrounding state of Baden-Württemberg.
Scientists will also use the cars to learn about the infrastructure needed to support electric mobility on a mass scale, Müller said.
Stefan Mappus, the premier of Baden-Württemberg, added that the Porsche pilot project is an important one in a state known for automotive prowess.
“Together with the auto industry, we want to further develop methods of sustainable mobility in Stuttgart and surrounding regions,” he said. “Porsche is an important partner in this endeavour.”
Stuttgart is one of eight “model regions” of electric mobility in Germany, where projects for electric vehicles and infrastructure are being tested through mid-2011.
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has committed about €130 million total for the eight regions to research electric mobility.
Transportation Minister Peter Ramsauer praised the progress Porsche has made.
“We need marketable products that excite the consumer and win him over with their functionality,” he said. “That is why we support research into electric vehicles’ everyday use.”
The Porsche Boxster roadsters each have two electric motors with a combined 240 horsepower, and are intended to perform at a level similar to Porsche’s traditional internal-combustion engines. The electronic components used in the cars were manufactured by Volkswagen, which recent took over the sports carmaker.
While BMW, Mercedes, VW and Audi already offer several electric hybrid models, Porsche currently has only one consumer vehicle, the sports-utility Cayenne, available in hybrid form.
#2
02-11-2011, 09:31 PM
Thank God it's a pilot programme (though we will probably see a production version soon enough). I know no matter how much any of us complain about SUV's, four cylinders, electric cars, hybrids, diesels etc. Porsche will do what Porsche does. I don't even care anymore what they do, as long as there is always a 911 variant that has a flat-6 engine at the rear and an iconic roof-line, I'll be happy.
EDIT: Just want to say, when I saw the title, I was desperately hoping for a baby 918, but was very disappointed when I saw a Boxster...
EDIT: Just want to say, when I saw the title, I was desperately hoping for a baby 918, but was very disappointed when I saw a Boxster...
Last edited by Carrera; 02-11-2011 at 09:35 PM.
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