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If you want your car to preserve the environment, but also preserve your chances of maybe catching a female gaze, consider the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept: a ferocious supercar that runs on lithium ion batteries.

Sometime in 2014, the German marque will introduce the hybrid drop-top, which claims 795-horsepower via a  4.6-liter V8 and three electric motors. It’ll hit 200mph  almost effortlessly. The chariot variety is built from a variety of “magnesium-this” and “carbon-fiber-that”, and tips the scales at 3,747 pounds.

Conceived with the premonition that battery-powered whips will one day rule the land, the 918 Spyder rules right now, having turned in a very-respectable 7:22 time at Nuremberg.

All that performance is going to cost you, though. Early estimates put the 918 Spyder’s pricetag at around $900,000 USD. Taking care of the environment’s needs and your own ain’t so cheap.

For more updates on the 918, be sure to stay tuned to our Porsche coverage.

via Top Speed