- A pure electric concept, the VW E-Bugster shares its driveline with the upcoming Golf Blue-e-motion.
- The jaunty two-seater features an 85kW electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack.
- Range between charges is more than 100 miles.
DETROIT — Volkswagen's E-Bugster is a pure electric concept based on the Beetle, but revamped to run solely on battery power.
The jaunty two-seater features an 85kW electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack, similar to the drive system that will power the upcoming VW Golf Blue-e-motion, and produces 199 pound-feet of torque.
The battery is charged via a connector under the VW logo on the hood that can accommodate everything from a household current to a quick-charge commercial unit. Range between charges is more than 100 miles.
The concept gets a lower roofline, shallow windows and a wide, flat windshield, as well as LED daytime running lamps.
The cockpit features EV-specific gauges, including an energy-consumption display, a driving range indicator, a display with the battery's state of charge and a display that indicates the intensity of battery regeneration.
Inside Line says: A hipper, greener Beetle for the 21st century.
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lzks says:
04:56 AM, 01/10/2012
Eventually we will run out of Lithium, and I will just have to say, "duh!!" Electricity-run cars are fine, but manufacturers need to venture into other energy source like hydrogen like Honda. Or dumb hippie consumers need to wake up. Wait...
hubblehornz66 says:
12:42 PM, 01/09/2012
gay as can be
spektre says:
06:49 AM, 01/09/2012
Yeah, VW and their concepts...
Wake me up if they ever actually build something close to one of their uber-kuhl proposed concepts.
fandiesel says:
06:36 AM, 01/09/2012
Men won't buy it !
wikiwiki says:
06:21 AM, 01/09/2012
Drivers usually need windows to drive well. As a concept it looks pretty cool though.
kjgood says:
04:10 AM, 01/09/2012
Is there a non-stylistic reason for those massive rear pillars, other than a perverse need to build in a couple of huge, unnecessary blind spots? Give VW credit, though. They one-upped Mini by building a their own pointless coupe, and making their version an electric one with fairly pathetic range.
kipster says:
10:43 PM, 01/08/2012
Keep it as a concept.
scuby2k0 says:
06:46 PM, 01/08/2012
Wow! The roof line is chopped! Looks cool!
bluejuke says:
06:38 PM, 01/08/2012
its actually kinda sexy!