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Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen calls E-Up! Concept "Beetle of the 21st Century"

Volkswagen promises to release the "Beetle of the 21st Century" by 2013. Those are some of the biggest shoes in the history of the automobile to fill, and VW plans to do just that with a new car based on the New Small Family architecture that was introduced on the original Up! concept that's been floating around for the last few years. Naturally, like any future-spec concept that's looking to alter the vehicular landscape, the E-Up! will be powered by electrons. The car is small – under 10.5 feet (3.19 meters) in length – and ... Read more →

Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems Sam Abuelsamid

It's been a busy day in Wolfsburg as VW followed up the release of a sketch of its upcoming mid-sized sedan with an announcement about new electric drive systems. VW and Toshiba have signed a ...

Michigan man creates electric Bug, hopes to commercialize Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've seen electric Bugs before, and we're likely to keep seeing them in the future for a variety of reasons. First, the platform is cheap and VeeDub sold so many of the little rear-engined buggers ...

Top Volkswagen researcher says no electric car explosion Domenick Yoney

While Volkswagen may be offering their first electric car as early as 2010 and are already imagining their 2028 electric offerings, the company's chief research officer, Juergen Leohold, doesn't see ...

The 2007 EV Conversion Workshop is converting a VW Vanagon to electric Jeremy Korzeniewski

As part of the 2007 EV Conversion Workshop, and sponsored by Bucks County Renewables with the help of the Energy Justice Network, Jenny Isaacs has gotten together a group made up mostly of teachers ...

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen calls E-Up! Concept "Beetle of the 21st Century" 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen promises to release the "Beetle of the 21st Century" by 2013. Those are some of the biggest shoes in the history of the automobile to fill, and VW plans to do just that with a new car based on the New Small Family architecture that was introduced on the original Up! concept that's ...

Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been a busy day in Wolfsburg as VW followed up the release of a sketch of its upcoming mid-sized sedan with an announcement about new electric drive systems. VW and Toshiba have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on electric drive systems and power electronics. These electric drive ...

Michigan man creates electric Bug, hopes to commercialize 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've seen electric Bugs before, and we're likely to keep seeing them in the future for a variety of reasons. First, the platform is cheap and VeeDub sold so many of the little rear-engined buggers that there are lots of them to be had. Second, the air-cooled drivetrain is dead simple and is ...

Top Volkswagen researcher says no electric car explosion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Volkswagen may be offering their first electric car as early as 2010 and are already imagining their 2028 electric offerings, the company's chief research officer, Juergen Leohold, doesn't see an explosion in the numbers of electro-mobiles on the road any time soon. In fact, by the time 2028 ...

The 2007 EV Conversion Workshop is converting a VW Vanagon to electric 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As part of the 2007 EV Conversion Workshop, and sponsored by Bucks County Renewables with the help of the Energy Justice Network, Jenny Isaacs has gotten together a group made up mostly of teachers who will be converting a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon from gasoline power to electric. We told you about ...


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