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Frankfurt Preview: Volkswagen's e-Up! concept

It's no secret that Volkswagen is working to bring a four-seat electric vehicle based on the Up! family of small cars to market in 2013. According to Drive Solar, the concept version of that car that will be on display in Frankfurt this week has been christened the e Up! The new VW EV will likely have a range of about a 60-70 miles and an electric motor with hp output of around 81-85, perfect for in-city driving but not much else. We've been seeing the Up! concept since 2007, and we're glad to see some forward movement on the design and ... Read more →

VW planning 117 mpg smart-killer? Jeremy Korzeniewski

We expect that Volkswagen will be debuting its up! subcompact car sometime in 2011, but we're now hearing that it's not the smallest car that the German automaker has on its mind. VW would use a ...

Frankfurt Preview: Volkswagen's e-Up! concept 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

VW planning 117 mpg smart-killer? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We expect that Volkswagen will be debuting its up! subcompact car sometime in 2011, but we're now hearing that it's not the smallest car that the German automaker has on its mind. VW would use a shortened version of its up! microcar platform for the diminutive new city car. Being smaller than the ...

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