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Porsche Releases Details on All-Electric Boxster E RWD and AWD Prototypes

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:22 AM PDT


Back in February, Porsche announced the development of three pure-electric prototypes based on the Boxster roadster, but aside from a single photo and the fact that the electric motors could produce up to 180kW/241HP, the Stuttgart-based automaker did not release any other details on the cars.

After the demonstration of the Boxster E at last week's Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Berlin, the company decided to share more information on the test cars that are being used as part of the government-funded "Model Region Electro-Mobility Stuttgart" large-scale trial to study the everyday practicality of all-electric vehicles. Of the three Boxster E prototypes, two are rear-wheel drive and one is all-wheel drive.

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