RE: Electric Ruf On The Way?
Friday 26th September 2008
Battery only for the Cayman?Everyone is going for a slice of the eco pie these days but one manufacturer we thought would distance itself from environmental friendliness is Ruf, creator of mega-fast supercars. But even Alios Ruf has given in and is taking time out from making outrageously powerful Posrche-based cars to make an electric Porsche-based car.
Electric Ruf On The Way?
Ruf rumoured to be working on electric Porsche Cayman to take on Tesla
Battery only for the Cayman?
The German tuner is reportedly working on an all-electric Cayman that would complete with the Tesla Roadster. It is expected to have a little less overall power than the Tesla (150kW compared to 185kW) but will have considerably more twisting force (650Nm versus 375Nm).
A lithium-ion battery pack of undisclosed output will provide power to the motor and the car has a projected top speed of 125mph. Rumour has it the Ruf could have multiple gears instead of just one and it could demand a higher price tag than the $100,000 asking price for a Tesla.
Discussion
Maxmpg said:
Multiple Gears! Would that be a manual or an auto then? With an IC engine, you know when to change gear by listening to the engine-note. How long will it take to learn the equivalent motor-note for an electric motor?
No reason you'd need you... you could have a rev counter with a red and green zone just as easy. Or a shift light if it was really that difficult.
this is great news, i imagine that it would be very fast at ecceleratig too, like the tesla. If they do release this then i hope it will be a big success and maybe more companies will start to introduce this technology. the more that do it the cheaper it will come (hopefully). Im just a little surprised that the tesla has not had much coverage to the public as if you ask around not many people have heard of it, and the electric vehicle name is tarnished ny the g-wiz and similar vehicles.
dublet said:
R.P.M said:
sign of the times 
Why is this bad? Electric powered cars are infinitely faster than internal combustion powered ones being as maximum torque is at 0rpm. Surely going faster is good?dublet said:
R.P.M said:
sign of the times
Why is this bad? Electric powered cars are infinitely faster than internal combustion powered ones being as maximum torque is at 0rpm. Surely going faster is good?personally I would rather see Hydrogen technology developed further than electric, they are still damaging to the environment just look at the environmental cost of Prius.
Edited by BigI on Friday 26th September 12:24
topless_mx5 said:
dublet said:
R.P.M said:
sign of the times
Why is this bad? Electric powered cars are infinitely faster than internal combustion powered ones being as maximum torque is at 0rpm. Surely going faster is good?You could choose what engine you imagined you were driving v6/v8 etc. hahaha
Electric and hybrid cars are an environmental white elephant, sure they save you money at the pumps (which is a good thing) but green they are not, lithium ion batteries are nasty things, and their production "carbon footprint" is huge. I don't know about the nano-titanate cells in the British Lightning GT though, they may be better.
To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
martyn748 said:
So where will all this electricity come from?? Oh yer that coal or nucular power station which is not "ECO FRIENDLY". So the same pollution for a car that cant go as fast the IC engine.
BORING! We all know that electricity can be generated cleanly, so shut up with that tiresome argument please.BigI said:
infinitely faster eh, are you sure?
personally I would rather see Hydrogen technology developed further than electric, they are still damaging to the environment just look at the environmental cost of Prius.
"Infinitely faster than petrol" - nopersonally I would rather see Hydrogen technology developed further than electric, they are still damaging to the environment just look at the environmental cost of Prius.
"Potential to be infinitely faster than they are now" - yes
Electric and hydrogen technology is complimentary to each other, as fuel cells are just a means of storage for the potential energy... but you still need an electric car platform to make either a battery car or fuel cell car work.
Edited by Mr Gear on Friday 26th September 12:51
matmoxon said:
Electric and hybrid cars are an environmental white elephant, sure they save you money at the pumps (which is a good thing) but green they are not, lithium ion batteries are nasty things, and their production "carbon footprint" is huge. I don't know about the nano-titanate cells in the British Lightning GT though, they may be better.
To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
Look beyond carbon footprints - once demand is there for the hardware, the technology for recycling and producing batteries will come. At a local level, zero pollution from vehicles in the street is a massive step forward.To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
dublet said:
R.P.M said:
sign of the times
Why is this bad? Electric powered cars are infinitely faster than internal combustion powered ones being as maximum torque is at 0rpm. Surely going faster is good?
Speed and acceleration only make up a small part of a proper driving experience.
HTH
Rpm
Mr Gear said:
matmoxon said:
Electric and hybrid cars are an environmental white elephant, sure they save you money at the pumps (which is a good thing) but green they are not, lithium ion batteries are nasty things, and their production "carbon footprint" is huge. I don't know about the nano-titanate cells in the British Lightning GT though, they may be better.
To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
Look beyond carbon footprints - once demand is there for the hardware, the technology for recycling and producing batteries will come. At a local level, zero pollution from vehicles in the street is a massive step forward.To be honest I don’t care what the power plant in my car is, just so long as it delivers the performance and handling I desire, more developments into electric is a good thing as it helps bring the cost of them down.
Matt
it is just the media etc that seem to focus on the carbon footprint of cars, rather than local air quality etc. The next few years ae going to see huge leaps in electric and hybrid car technology.Matt
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