The eRuf Model A is a late-2000s all-electric

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. The car was powered by a

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propulsion system (a UQM PowerPhase 150). The car has a top speed of and was capable of producing of power and of torque. Estimated range per charge was , depending on performance level, using iron-phosphate,

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batteries built by Axeon plc of Great Britain. During coasting the engine works as a generator producing electricity to charge the batteries. If a production car were to be built, it would be able to use a clutchless one- or two-speed transmission with no reverse gear as the electric motor can spin forward or in reverse. Ruf engaged Calmotors in

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, specialized in the implementation of hybrid electric and electric only powertrain design, to combine the latest generation of lithium-ion batteries with its motor. Ruf announced that it hoped to begin production of the eRuf in the fall of 2009. This did not happen, and at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, Ruf announced a new model, the eRUF Greenster, with limited production planned to commence at the end of 2010.

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Racing Around Lithium-Ion Style in Ruf's Electric 911
Edmunds.com 30 November 2008
Porsche, Unhappy With eRuf, Places an Order for a Tesla Roadster to Study It
Green Car Advisor, Edmunds.com, 25 November 2008
Ruf Automobile's electric Porsche concept gets real, pictured

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10 October 2008
Road and Track tests battery-powered E-Ruf 911
Autoblog Green 21 October 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:RUF Eruf Model A Ruf vehicles Electric concept cars Electric sports cars Cars introduced in 2008