With emissions from 310g/km of CO2, the Porsche Cayenne is probably one of the last cars you would ever label as ‘green’.
But at the Copenhagen climate summit, the Cayenne proved otherwise. Designed by tuning specialist, Ruf, an electric version of the Cayenne was unveiled at the COP 15 summit and will be displayed there until the summit is scheduled to close on Friday, December 18.
Named the eRuf Stormster, the electric 4×4 is powered by an amazing 367 bhp electric motor and lithium-ion batteries. The SUV can hit sixty in under 10 seconds, reach a top speed of around 93mph and will run 125 miles on one charge.
However its performance is more impressive when its weight is taken into account too, weighing in at a staggering 2670kg, it is heavier than the Cayenne Turbo. Its ‘Li-Tec’ battery pack with ceramic storage can be fully charged from a high-output 400V power supply in just one hour.
According to Auto Express (with pictures available here), reports suggest that the electric SUV will be produced in small numbers, available either with the standard Cayenne body or RUF’s sporty ‘Stormster grün’ kit, complete with bright green paint. No details of when the vehicle might hit the road have yet been revealed.
