Eco-Conscious Porsche Sports Cars (May Be) Coming Soon

February 24th, 2012 by Charis Michelsen

Porsche is one of the last automakers I’d expect to see start worrying about fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions; after all, their customers typically just want something loud that goes really, really fast (in straight lines and around corners). Imagine my (pleased) surprise when I learned they were actually looking at the greener side of building cars.

Porsche Hopping On the Green Train (sort of) (via Gas 2.0)

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About the Author

Charis Michelsen spent 7 years living in Germany and Japan, studying both languages extensively, doing translation and education with companies like Bosch, Nissan, Fuji Heavy, and others. Charis has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. She also believes that Janeway was the best Star Trek Captain.