Porsche’s electric car. 918 Spyder!

Greenlots is always thrilled when new electric cars hit the road. And this super sleek Porsche certainly made our day.

Porsche revealed the 918 Spyder on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show.

According to Wired.com, “Porsche gave the car four modes. E-Drive is for tooling around under electricity alone, and you’ve got a range of 16 miles. Choose Hybrid Mode and you’re using gas and electricity as the circumstances dictate. Sport Hybrid mode tips the gas-electric equation in favor of performance, sending most of the power to the rear wheels and using torque vectoring to keep things under control. Flip the switch to Race Hybrid mode and everything is tuned to maximum performance. If the battery’s carrying enough juice, the motors provide a push-to-pass burst of energy at the touch of a button. Porsche hasn’t offered any details on how it arrived at the 78.4 mpg figure, or under what circumstances it might be achieved if this concept ever sees production.

All the gadgetry sits in a carbon-composite monocoque, and Porsche made extensive use of magnesium and aluminum to keep things as light as possible –  3,285 pounds, which is impressive for a car hauling two electric motors, a battery and the related electronics.”

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