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    Black Current sets street-bodied electric vehicle record with 9.51 sec 1/4 mile run [w/video]
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    Over the weekend, Oliver Young piloted his electrified Black Current dragster down the quarter-mile track at the UK's Santa Pod Raceway with a record-setting time of 9.51 seconds, becoming the first street-bodied electric vehicle to blaze down 1,320 feet of tarmac in the 9's! Black Current ...

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    2012 Volkswagen Beetle is all-new without the pretense; diesel could offer 40 mpg highway
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    Those lucky Oprah fans who were fortunate enough to be given a 2012 Volkswagen Beetle all those months ago now know what their new set of wheels will look like. Volkswagen has officially yanked back the sheets on the latest take on the 2012 Beetle. Longer and wider than its predecessor, the ...

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    Video: Green Overdrive cruises the streets in electrified $18,000 VW Bug
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    Homemade electric VW Bug – Click above to watch video after the jump
    DIY-er and entrepeneur Al Bullock's electrified 1970 Volkswagen Beetle proves that converting a conventional, gasoline-fueled vehicle over to run on battery power doesn't have to cost the proverbial arm and a leg. For ...

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    Report: VW still planning hybrid powertrain for next-gen Beetle
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    2005 Volkswagen Ragster concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
    While the all-new Volkswagen Beetle isn't officially scheduled to make its debut until next year's Detroit Auto Show, information has trickled down the pipeline providing hints of what we can expect. Reports suggest ...

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    Mexican Beetle taxis may soon be a thing of the past
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    Creative Commons - Flickr - JM3Just as the traditional black cab has been an icon of London streets for decades, little round green and white Beetles have served a similar duty in Mexico. Long after the Volkswagen Type 1 had ceased being produced everywhere else in the world, VW's Puebla Mexico ...

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