Article Comments - 2010 Ruf eRuf Model A First Drive

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2010 Ruf eRuf Model A First Drive - First Impressions: We had our doubts, but the expert goodness of the plug-in eRuf lithium-ion full-electric in Porsche 911 skin wiped the smirk right off our face. (more)

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#1 of 3 Article Comments - 2010 Ruf eRuf Model A First Drive by KarenS HOST Dec 01, 2008 (12:27 pm)
A year ago, Porsche might well have led the jeering chorus of naysayers where full-electric cars are concerned. Well, perhaps no longer. Because the 2010 Ruf eRuf Model A has just found its way to the seat of our pants and, happy to report, it significantly outperforms our expectations of a battery-toting Porsche 911 at this early point in the Electric Age. 2010 Ruf eRuf Model A First Drive
#2 of 3 electric cars greener? by 07mx5 Dec 01, 2008 (8:27 pm)
1190 lbs of battery? and for just 200hp? and for just one car? My question is, where is all that lithium ion going to go when the car's at the ebb of its life? With the production and disposal of so much toxic waste (lithium ion), and increased demand on teh current power grid to recharge 1190 lbs of lithium ion battery per car, are electric cars really greener? If we can save 15% of total electricity usage just by powering off computers from their standby modes when they're not in use, I honestly can't imagine how much power it would take to charge one car overnight per household. 1190 lbs is like 1190 laptop batteries. That's like powering an entire server network for a small dot-com.
#3 of 3 Li-ion batteries are not toxic by pc123456 Dec 02, 2008 (11:07 pm)
the ionic form of Li they use is not poisonous like Li in metallic form. "According to the U.S. government, lithium ion batteries aren't an environmental hazard. "Lithium Ion batteries are classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste and are safe for disposal in the normal municipal waste stream," says Kate Krebs at the National Recycling Coalition."