- Porsche tested three battery-powered Boxster E prototypes at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin.
- One car is equipped with two motors driving front and rear wheels, providing 241 horsepower.
- Two cars feature a single 121-horsepower motor driving the rear wheels.
STUTTGART, Germany — Porsche has released more technical details and specifications on the trio of battery-powered Boxster E prototypes that it tested last week at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin.
Unveiled earlier this year, the most powerful of the three cars features a pair of electric motors, one in front and one in back, providing all-wheel drive, while the other two have a single motor each, powering the rear wheels.
The two-motor Boxster E makes 241 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, while the single-motor cars deliver half that power and torque.
Porsche says the two-motor Boxster E "is equivalent to a Boxster S in terms of driving dynamics," accelerating in 5.3 seconds from 0-60, with top speed electronically limited to 124 mph. The single-motor cars make the 0-60 run in less than 9.8 seconds; top speed is governed to 93 mph.
All three cars use a 29 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery pack that provides a driving range of around 107 miles and requires about nine hours to recharge from standard household current (220v in Europe).
Porsche said the Boxster E prototypes were tested at the Challenge Bibendum event and are part of a government-sponsored "electro-mobility" trial in Stuttgart in order to "explore the everyday practicality of all-electric vehicles and how they are used, especially in terms of driving and battery charging."
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autoboy16 says:
11:29 AM, 05/25/2011
Yes, but does the Boxter E lose its Frunk?