ERUF Electric Vehicles
The eRUF Model A is an all-electric sports car made by RUF Automobile. The car is powered by UQM Technologies propulsion system (a UQM PowerPhase 150). The car has a top speed of 225 kilometers per hour (140 mph) and it’s capable of making 150 kW (201 horsepower) and 479 lb-ft of torque (650 Nm). Estimated range per charge is 250 kilometers to 320 kilometers, depending on performance level, using iron-phosphate, lithium-ion batteries built by Axeon of Great Britain. The power and torque produced by the 3-phase motor can be used to recover almost as much power as it can put out. During coasting the engine works as a generator producing electricity to charge the batteries. Ruf has ripped the combustion engine out of a Porsche 911 and slotted in an electric motor.
Alois Ruf is going to provide a 204 kW brushless three-phase motor which will catapult the Porsche 911 to a speed of 100 km/h in less than 7 seconds, offering a torque of 650Nm.
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