In a press release today, Porche announced the increasing role electric drive will play in their future cars. In addition to their current development of hybrid vehicles, Porsche plans to begin testing three all-electric research cars based on the Porsche Boxster in 2011.

However, don’t expect so see any all-electric Porsches in showrooms any time soon. “We will definitely be offering an electric sports car in future. But such a concept only makes sense if it offers product qualities typical of a Porsche” states Michael Macht, President and CEO of Porsche AG.

With the recent release of the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid super car concept, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid (which performed amazingly at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring), the Cayenne S Hybrid and a new Panamera S Hybrid due out in 2011, Porsche is certainly putting its money where its mouth is.

With the planned Audi, Toyota, Mercedes and future Tesla models, the sports car market for green-conscious buyers is sure to get interesting in the next few years.