918 Spyder is Porsche’s First Ever Plug In Hybrid Electric Car
Posted By Yuka Yoneda On March 2, 2010 @ 9:50 am In Green Transportation,TransportationTuesday | 3 Comments
Photos via Autoblog [4]
Porsche [5] recently blew everyone at the Geneva Auto Show [6] out of the water with their freshly unveiled electric concept car [7] – their first plug-in hybrid ever. Dubbed the 918 Spyder, this stealthy-looking ride is a parallel hybrid just like the Prius – well, except much, much sexier. It also supposedly gets 78 miles per gallon, has emissions of 70g CO2/km, can go 16 miles on electric charge alone, and does 0-60 in just 3.2 seconds. Oh and did we mention that it’s drop-dead gorgeous too?
The mid-engined two seater is powered by both a 500-horsepower V8 and two electric motors [8] that produce an additional 218 horsepower. According to Porsche, the 918 Spyder also has four different modes of power delivery [9]:
“A button on the steering wheel allows the driver to choose among four different running modes: The E-Drive mode is for running the car under electric power [8] alone, with a range of up to 25 km or 16 miles. In the Hybrid mode, the 918 Spyder uses both the electric motors and the combustion engine as a function of driving conditions and requirements, offering a range from particularly fuel-efficient all the way to extra-powerful.”
While the 918 Spyder is still a concept, the fact that Porsche [5] is considering releasing a plug-in hybrid is a pretty big deal. Plus, as Brian Merchant of Treehugger points out [10], the car company has never made a concept car that it didn’t later bring into production. We definitely think Porsche is bringing the sexy back into green [11] with the 918 and hope to see it in the showrooms soon.
+ Porsche [5]
Via Carscoop [7]
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[7] freshly unveiled electric concept car: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/03/porsche-drops-some-e-in-geneva-918.html
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[10] Brian Merchant of Treehugger points out: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/-first-plug-electric-hybrid-porsche-spyder-918.php
[11] sexy back into green: http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/25/yves-behar-kicks-off-the-greener-gadgets-conference/
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