Oct 14 2008No 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.





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Reader Comments
1. Hunter - October 14, 2008 6:29 PM
BYAH!!!
2. Sharpie - October 14, 2008 6:30 PM
I can't pull myself away.
3. LSDiesel - October 14, 2008 6:43 PM
@2, I know. This site has addictive properties.
4. Ed aka the-iguana - October 14, 2008 6:49 PM
Well, its a diferent car, but nothing new... just google for Tesla Motors.
0 to 100 km/h (0 to 60) in 3.9 seconds, and yes 100% electrical.
But its always good to see this kind of conversion. ;)
keep up the good work. love the site.
5. Ace - October 14, 2008 6:54 PM
They should have put the batteries way down for stability.
6. LSDiesel - October 14, 2008 6:55 PM
It would be kind of cool to hit someone with a car they never knew was coming.
7. lolz - October 14, 2008 7:02 PM
BOOSH
8. JaC - October 14, 2008 7:39 PM
I wonder how much it's going to cost on average when every household has 2+ electric vehicles charging daily. We already have rolling blackouts when too many air conditioners are running.
9. hybrid - October 14, 2008 7:43 PM
Jac, where do you live? Rolling blackouts, sounds like the ghetto!
10. JaC - October 14, 2008 7:50 PM
In a prison. What's your point?
11. Mcfeely Smackup - October 14, 2008 7:56 PM
The main reason stories like this sound suspicious to me is that they invariably are filled with LIES. You can't simply ludicrously exaggerate one aspect of a story, and not think that doesn't taint the entire thing.
There isn't a battery technology on the planet that will get you 180 mile range in an electric car, and still fit inside a traditional frame size. 80 - 100 is a stretch, 180 is a lie.
12. claire - October 14, 2008 8:26 PM
those immortal words of Paris Hilton: that's hot.
end of post
13. Lou - October 14, 2008 8:40 PM
Where will i put my fancy luggage?
14. LSDiesel - October 14, 2008 8:49 PM
@13, I guess the car IS your fancy luggage. Or maybe if you can afford anything at all after this, you could invest in some LEGO statues.
15. Navi - October 14, 2008 9:04 PM
I agree, LSDiesel is really funny.
Keep up the good work.
16. Daisy - October 14, 2008 9:15 PM
Fake!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell because the shadows are all wrong.
This is almost like the car Max drove in Never Back Down. It had a rubber band motor and a 180 mile range, with a top speed of 90 MPH. You were all set as long as 179.9 of those miles were down hill.
17. Lynz - October 14, 2008 9:18 PM
It's ugly.
18. Barack Obama - October 14, 2008 9:24 PM
I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message.
19. Bernie Kosar - October 14, 2008 9:29 PM
I'm waiting for the steampunk version to come out then I'll get one.
20. Tesla Motors - October 14, 2008 10:20 PM
@11
Read http://www.teslamotors.com/performance/perf_specs.php
oops.
21. psoldier - October 14, 2008 10:53 PM
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22. dliup - October 14, 2008 11:02 PM
@8, you would charge your car at night when it's off peak.
23. who wants to know? - October 15, 2008 12:41 AM
@10 Greatest come-back I've ever read!
24. Ginormagantuan - October 15, 2008 1:15 AM
Uhhh..... i've seen a lot of this electic porsche things, not that amazing.......
25. tibia gold - October 15, 2008 1:48 AM
amazing . Is that true ? I don't think so / photoshop pictures ~~!!
26. Guild wars gold - October 15, 2008 3:00 AM
Fake!
This is an obvious photoshop job.
---- lol somebody said that ~!
27. tibia money - October 15, 2008 3:02 AM
I don;t like this car
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28. Ferdinand - October 15, 2008 6:04 AM
There was another electric Porsche recently, done the WRONG way by a guy who claims to be an 'aerospace engineer' (if he is, that would explain a lot about the current status of the space program). The present one proves that it can be done the right way. Yes, payload is at a premium, but the cargo capacity of a stock Porsche (other than the Cayenne) is pretty close to zero anyway. Besides, who uses a Porsche to carry stuff? Anyone who can afford one of these things has everything delivered -- including the car itself.
Note that with electric cars, range and speed are inversely related -- it's either / or. You can show off the spine-crushing acceleration on the highway (but only if the next recharging station is close by with no climbs in between), or you can conserve range -- which likely involves getting a 'push' from the guy coming up on your tail at 75+MPH as you're trying to merge at 50. Not unlike these 'hypermiler' jacktards who think that saving gas means becoming the 'freeway monitor' and trying to control *everyone's* speed by doing 20 under the limit in the #2 lane (of 3 or more) like a complete moron. Not that I feel strongly about that...
29. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 8:35 AM
Hey everyone!! Good morning to all my fellow geeks!!
OK, seriously. We need to stop f***ing around with cars, making them better, faster, lighter, and use less gas. What we need to do is start experimenting more with levitation and defying gravity. Just think about the new line of gadgets and technology once we learn how to properly defy gravity for the public. No one can feel me on this one?
30. ShitBitch Carl - October 15, 2008 9:50 AM
@11
You said taint. And you really otta chill.
I feel ya sharpie. But wouldn't it be better if we had a helmet that transported to you at a thought? Think about levitation if you want, but I'm going to the car. F*** I hate having to walk all the way across the driveway.
31. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 9:55 AM
@30, No. I would not want a thought sending helmet. The government already knows to much about us, they can leave our brains alone!
32. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 9:56 AM
@29 - Go talk to Chriss Angel... fag...
33. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 9:58 AM
Chris Angle is a stage prop you f***in moron, and if you think hes got is mastered your wrong. f***in homo. IFFFFFFFFFFFFF he did the government would be all over his ass. he wouldn't be on tv i can tell you that, He's nothing but entertainment moron. You obviously have your mind stuck up your asshole, when you decide to pull it out wipe the shit off yor eyes and take a closer look at the fagot. Chris Angle, OMG my herooooooo get real, hes a fag just like you
34. Yuffie - October 15, 2008 10:05 AM
LET ME PUT MY ASS IN YO FACE!!
35. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 10:05 AM
That doesn't sound that bad. Do you have a clean asshole?
36. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:05 AM
@33 - I see you got my point, but missed my sarcasm... asshat
37. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 10:10 AM
I tend to take things on the more serious side..... its what you call maturity. sorry not everything is a joke to me. but cool glad you were able to clarify that for me.
38. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:13 AM
@37 - It's not maturity, it's taking yourself way to seriously. Maturity requires that you are able to hear/understand someone else's point of view without taking it personally. It also requires that you not be a total douchenozzle. You fail in both aspects. Your welcome for the explaination, if you need and more help, let me know!
39. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:15 AM
D'OH - to = too... damnit!
40. Zaphod - October 15, 2008 10:19 AM
@11
The fact that you feed into the "we don't have the battery technology" is proof of your inability to do research and believe what the TV tells you.
Watch the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car". GM created the EV1 in 1996 that could go 100 miles on a charge. Are you telling me we have made 0 advancements in battery technology since 1996? Wake up!
41. Yuffie - October 15, 2008 10:23 AM
LET ME PUT MY ASS IN YO FACE!!
42. Blarpie - October 15, 2008 10:25 AM
@39 And, in your final sentence, "Your" should be "You're." At least catch all your typos if you're going to correct them :)
43. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:25 AM
@42- You're right, I missed it... *cries in shame*
44. Blarpie - October 15, 2008 10:26 AM
@38 Well said, Thumperchica. Don't worry about the occasional typo- pedantic autocorrections dilute your substance.
45. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:48 AM
Why is that every time I make a comment someone wants to put their ass in my face. Granted I love ass and I love it in my face but I don't understand why no one else gets that attention.
46. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 10:50 AM
Ahhh, I love wakin up to ass comments in the morning. Something about the warmth and the smell just makes you tingly all over.
Lets make this a good day guys.
47. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 10:51 AM
Because you have big t***, sexy, and have nothing else better to do then let them put their assholes in your face. So with hat being said....... ever been T-bagged?
48. ShitBitch Carl - October 15, 2008 10:56 AM
Maturity = accepting that you have to wear depends.
Also, something I've noticed about maturity is that it means you talk about maturity a lot. I'm being mature right now.
49. Thumperchica - October 15, 2008 10:58 AM
@45 - AWWW thank you impersonator, I've missed you making comments about ass under my name!!!
50. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 10:58 AM
hahaha Maturity is different in everyone else's eyes. It all "depends" on how you look at it. lol I made a funny. Did you see that everyone? I made a funny!!
51. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 11:05 AM
Our imposter has quite the low self-esteem
52. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 11:05 AM
HOLLLLY F***IN SHIT!!!! ITS ALMOST NOON! THAT MEANS HALF THE F***IN DAY IS OVER AND WERE STILL ON THE POST ROM YESTERDAY. WTF! HURRY UP GEEKS!
53. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 11:09 AM
I wonder why everyone wants a new post so badly. Everyone knows its just gonna be the same thing, like it always is. And we never stay on topic anyway...
But yes, it is about f***ing time.
54. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 11:10 AM
Just gives us something different to look at i guess. Like when that banana one came up with the condom on it. lol i had to hide the pic every time cause i didnt want me boss to see that shit.
55. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 11:14 AM
Haha, My boss was laughing when I showed him.
56. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 11:15 AM
Yeah. my boss it pretty cool, and laughs a lot at stuff like that, I just didn't want to show him, lol
57. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 11:16 AM
Oh Sharpie, by the way, I'm adopting you as my online nephew.
Just so you're aware.
58. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 11:17 AM
hahahaha ok Uncle, now catch up on all the presents you missed out on from my birthdays
59. Yuffie - October 15, 2008 11:25 AM
LSDiesel....you're funny.
you make me laugh..
60. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 11:31 AM
@59 thank you.
@58, That means I'm gonna give you all your birthday spankings at one time.
61. Yuffie - October 15, 2008 11:33 AM
f*** aids
62. OctoGooch - October 15, 2008 11:39 AM
Electric Borsche. In my mouth.
63. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 12:04 PM
I guess the GW has the day off....
64. LSDiesel - October 15, 2008 12:15 PM
Or he has explosive diarrhea.
65. Sharpie - October 15, 2008 12:16 PM
could be, could be, lets hope he/she didn't run out of TP
66. jean mikoyan - October 15, 2008 1:18 PM
yeah, 7 secs from 0-60 is pretty weak for an electric car. GM's ev1 could do it in 5. The tesla can do it in 3.9
67. Amin915! - October 16, 2008 12:41 AM
WOW!!! Still prefer gasoline though. Maybe a hybrid would be great.
68. pro - October 16, 2008 3:04 AM
nothing can replace the sexy roar of the gas-guzzling, adrenaline-pumping and mind-busting power of the normal Porsche!
69. Mike - October 16, 2008 2:22 PM
Damn, no one's noticed?
That isn't a 911, it's a Porsche Cayman.
Duuuuuh! :P
70. Chris - October 16, 2008 9:46 PM
1899 Ferdinand Porsche built his first electric porsche... top speed of 35mph.
with hub motors driving each wheel.
71. NOT THE FIRST - October 18, 2008 5:07 PM
PORSCHE's FIRST CAR WAS ELECTRIC
PORSCHE's SECOND CAR WAS ALSO ELECTRIC AND THE FIRST FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE.
http://www.hybrid-vehicle.org/hybrid-vehicle-porsche.html
72. Tibia Gold - December 10, 2009 2:31 AM
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73. EVE Gold - January 7, 2010 1:46 AM
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