Porsche is on the waiting list for a Tesla Roadster.

[EJ25RUN]

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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 machine. In fact, rumor has it that the German automaker is much more impressed with Silicon Valley's first ever sports car than it is with the lithium ion-powered E-Ruf electric 911. Is it too slow; too heavy; too expensive? Nobody knows for sure outside of Stuttgart's engineering offices, but we do know that the German automaker has placed an order for a Tesla Roadster of their very own for closer scrutiny. We'd imagine that the EV's dissection could offer some enlightening revelations to Porsche, rumored to be hard at work on an electric sportscar of its very own. Considering Porsche's recent history with other automaker's wares, this could get very interesting.

Here is the eRUF btw
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[OneSlow5pt0]

thats cool,id like to follow this....its crazy how much torque electric engines make

[EJ25RUN]

thats cool,id like to follow this....its crazy how much torque electric engines make

Yeah. Besides losing the lawsuit to Fisker, it is good to be Tesla motors. There is a rumor that the car should appear on Top Gear with its new motor.

[OneSlow5pt0]

so the ruf is a front engine rear wheel drive? damn when last time that happened,928 or 968?

[EJ25RUN]

so the ruf is a front engine rear wheel drive? damn when last time that happened,928 or 968?

No.

The MOTOR (remember it is electric) is in the back and the battery portion sits directly behind the driver as well as in the front "trunk".

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[OneSlow5pt0]

o,ok....got ya,i was just seeing the battery.......so u know how the weight compares to thier normal engines

[cr0m3kid]

damn that looks crazy no trunk space what so ever...

[EJ25RUN]

o,ok....got ya,i was just seeing the battery.......so u know how the weight compares to thier normal engines

Well, batteries are very heavy and you can see how much space they take up in that example. That car would serve as a terrible example of a 911 as it is slow in acceleration and probably even worse in cornering and braking with all that weight sloshing about.

[Atlblkz06]

Battery technology hasn't improved in many many many years.

Now that lighter batteries are necessary, the inventions will start to come around and in 10 years we'll have something half decent. Thats just the way the cookie crumbles.

[RhdDc2]

The new Panamera is front engine rwd. With the turbo being awd.