No Vroom Vroom?: An Electric Porsche

German Porsche modder RUF Automobile GmbH went and dropped a 204hp electric motor into a 911. It's powered by 96 lithium ion batteries, can hit 60 in less than 7 seconds, tops out at 160 , and has a 180-mile range. All in all, not too shabby. Who'd have thunk it -- an electric Porsche! What's next, electric golf carts? Ha, that'll be the day.

Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures, including a couple of the battery arrays.

Electric Porsche 911 tries to show Tesla Roadster who's boss [dvice]

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