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VW Electric Car News

Will — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:45:18 +0000

Here are some news that I found on VW electric cars on the web:

VW and Sanyo Electric to Partner on Li-Ion for Hybrid and Electric Cars – The Nikkei reports that Volkswagen AG and Sanyo Electric Co. jointly will develop a lithium-ion battery for hybrid and electric cars. VW hopes to start importing the battery for use in its vehicles by 2012, according to unnamed company sources…

VW to join Toyota, GM with 2010 plug-in Hybrid – The German government announced it will be helping to fund VW’s plug-in hybrid development program with 15 million euros. VM aims for a 2010 vehicle with 31 miles of all-electric range. VW head Martin Winterkorn said that while petrol or diesel powered cars would be around for some time to come, “the future belongs to all-electric cars.”

VW Doesn’t Believe In All Electric Vehicle Future, Just Yet – Strange that a car manufacturer would want to spoil the dance and throw ice cube into the parade but apparently, VW thinks that all electrical vehicles aren’t feasible because of battery technology drawbacks…

Volkswagon VW Beetle Electric Car Videos

Will — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:18:09 +0000

VW Electric Vehicle Videos

A lot of people have driven a VW Beetle but not many people have ever seen a VW Beetle electric car. A VW Beetle is actually quite suitable to be converted into an electric vehicle. If you are not well versed with car parts and maintenance, a Do It Yourself (DIY) conversion project may no be recommended. If you are good with hand tools and you are familiar with the working of a car, you may consider converting your gasoline driven car into a pure electric vehicle. All you need to get started is a good electric car conversion guide book.

Check out the VW Beetle electric car videos below.

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VW Beetle – A Great Donor Car for Electric Vehicle Conversion

Will — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:16:48 +0000

The VW Beetle DIY Electric Conversion Donor Car

I have been looking through the web and researching the best car model to be used as a donor car for a DIY electric car conversion project. A few of the sites that I have visited mentioned that a Volkswagon Beetle is pretty good to be retrofitted into an EV. Check out the blog post below:
classic euro economy cars: vw beetle

the volkswagen beetle,officially known as the type 1, is an economy car produced by the german auto maker volkswagen (vw) from 1938 until 2003. although the names “beetle” and “bug” were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until …

8/13 — Electric Beetle

Thomas Birkeland with the 1974 VW “Beetle” he has transformed into a fully electric commuter car. Click on (View Movie) to see a video tour of the vehicle. – Photo and video by Paul Dols. WHITE BEAR LAKE — The ignition key is turned and …

How Parked Cars Could Power the Future

Caption: A modified VW Beetle supplies power to the grid in this 2002 demonstration. Credit: AC Propulsion. Editor’s Note: Each Wednesday LiveScience examines the viability of emerging energy technologies — the power of the future. …