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RUF Stormster All-Electric SUV

Posted on 05 January 2010 by Scott Hayes

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Who says SUV’s have to be gas-guzzlers? Bavarian Porsche tuners, RUF, have turned their hand to the Cayenne to produce an all electric model, known as the Stormster.

The zero-emissions SUV becomes the firm’s second electric model, following their battery powered, 911-based ‘Greenster’ concept, introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2009.

Both cars share a 266 kW electric motor, but where the lightweight Greenster can reach 100 km/h in 5 seconds, the Stormster’s huge 2 670 kg kerb-weight means the sprint time is double that.

Equally affected is the car’s top speed, which is a very un-RUF 148 km/h .

Performance isn’t the main focus of the Stormster though, and as an electric car the big SUV boasts some impressive figures.

Thanks to its innovative ‘Li-Tec’ battery pack with ceramic storage, the car can be fully charged from a high-output 400V power supply in one hour and will go 200 km before needing to be topped up.

Reports suggest that the electric SUV will be produced in small numbers, available either with the standard Cayenne body or RUF’s more aggressive ‘Stormster grün’ kit, complete with bright green paint and a raft of styling updates.

Given it’s green credentials, the Stormster was fittingly unveiled at the European Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.

Adapted from AutoExpress

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China’s Electric Vehicles Charging Ahead

Posted on 17 November 2009 by Scott Hayes

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation (BAIC), has shown off its first self developed electric car, joining other Chinese rivals expecting a demand for clean energy cars.

BAIC is a partner of Daimler and was an unsuccessful bidder for General Motors’s Opel brand. The electric vehicle known as BE701 is able to travel a distance of 200 km when fully charged with a maximum speed is 160 km/h.

There is no timetable when mass production of the BE701 will begin, but details of a clean energy vehicle development and manufacturing factory has been set up and is set to cost around 2.28 billion yuan (approx. R2.2 million). Funding comes from the government as well as “other sources”.

The factory will be based in Beijing and will be set up to manufacture 50 000 electric cars and 100 000 hybrid models. By 2015 BAIC aim to have annual sales of 15 billion yuan which will account for between five and ten per cent of their total sales.

Other Chinese manufacturers like Chery Automobile and BYD are also investing in the green car. Chery revealed its first electric vehicle in Febuary called the S19, it is able to travel up to 150 km when completely charged and has a top speed of 120 km/h.

BYD Auto has revealed its plug-in hybrid car known as F3DM, they also have the E6, which is an electric crossover they hope to export to the USA and that has a range of 400 km per charge.

Beijing has plans to subsidise the purchase of clean vehicles for public transport in 13 cities to assist the industry with the development of green technology. This will help promote electric vehicles to the public transport operators, taxi and postal services.

The subsidies are based on the difference in price between electric vehicles and regular fuel burning vehicles, with subsidies up to 600 000 yuan on a fuel cell powered large commercial bus.