Cayenne Hybrid: A step in the right direction for Porsche

Hybrids+ might be Porsche's only way forward, such as this Porsche Cayenne hybrid

So, Greenpeace doesn't like Porsche, even if they do convert some of their vehicles into hybrid vehicles, such as the Cayenne hybrid. Who cares? Greenpeace doesn't believe that hybrids are a solution to global warming either. Apparently, the world's transportation economy is just supposed to stop.

I prefer to deal with realism. Finish: Cayenne Hybrid: A step in the right direction for Porsche

Porsche hybrid to advance hybrid technology?

The Cayenne hybrid will be coming soon?

Is the Porsche Cayenne hybrid really going to be built? When? How much will it cost?

While the answers to the last two questions are not clear, Porsche is absolutely going to build the Cayenne hybrid and other other hybrid vehicles, according to Edmunds.

"Porsche is not ready to give us answers to our "When?" and "How much?" questions. It would only say that the Cayenne Hybrid will hit the market "before the end of the decade," adding that the "USA has the highest hybrid sales potential."

More important, it appears that Porsche is not only, like most automakers, experimenting with lithium, the automaker and its partners are also adding a new, unique perspective to hybrid technology - helping to advance the potential of hybrid technology.

That's great news for hybrid fans.

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Greenpeace protests Porsche hybrid

Greenpeace protests Porsche hybrid announcement

Climate pigs. That's what Greenpeace calls the vehicles that Porsche produces, according to the Wall Street Journal.

"Greenpeace Thursday staged a demonstration outside the Porsche's Stuttgart, Germany headquarters on the same day the company gave a public demonstration of the new gas-electric vehicle."

"According to the group's spokesman, Guenter Hubmann, about 17 activists arrived in the early morning, bringing with them a pink-colored Cayenne disguised as a pig. A banner read, 'Porsche builds climate pigs'."

In addition, Greenpeace stated they do not support hybrid vehicles as a solution to global warming. Whether that means that Greenpeace simply doesn't support hybrids in general, or as a solution to Porsche's hybrids was not made clear.

Porsche Cayenne hybrid coming

70 mph on the electric engine alone

Porsche has announced plans to develop a Porsche Cayenne hybrid that will be 25 percent more fuel efficient than a conventional Cayenne. More interesting, however, the hybrid Cayenne will be able to cruise on pure electricity up to 70 mph. Toyota hybrid vehicles, for example, can only drive in all-electric mode up to around 30 mph.

So, what is Porsche's secret? I wish I knew.