'VIDOEV.cn has cloned and re-engineered a four-door Beetle as a lsEV'
http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2015/commercial/volkswagen/kombi-transporter/volkswagen-teases-sixth-gen-transporter-49999 Volkswagen teases sixth-gen Transporter John Mahoney 20 March 2015 [images http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/motoring/general/editorial/ge4927529816369491643.jpg http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/motoring/general/editorial/ge4879203861477616704.jpg http://liveimages.motoring.com.au/motoring/general/editorial/ge5491322795380472865.jpg ] Volkswagen will reveal a near-production ready [ice] replacement for the Transporter next month ... Volkswagen might also offer an all-electric version, given the the German car-maker showed all-electric concept called the Bulli van back in 2011. Built in Hanover, Germany, the new Transporter marks the 65th anniversary of the Volkswagen van. Sales begin in Europe before the end of the year -- including in Australia, where it should arrive in showrooms in the final quarter of 2015. [© motoring.com.au] ... http://gas2.org/2015/03/25/weird-ride-wednesday-the-hybrid-vw-type-ii-bus-that-never-was/ Weird Ride Wednesday: The Hybrid VW Type II Bus That Never Was [20150325] Christopher DeMorro - Jalopnik came across this forgotten design in the Complete Book of Electric Vehicles, and the hybrid Volkswagen bus described in its pages matches the idea ... ... [dated] http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Volkswagen-Bulli-EV-r-185-miles-ts-87mph-0-62mph-11-5s-by-2013-tp3744382.html Volkswagen Bulli EV r:185 miles ts:87mph 0-62mph:11.5s by 2013 If it finally gets the go-ahead, it could go on sale as early as 2014 Aug 15, 2011 ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/VW-Bulli-e-Microbus-concept-range-185-mi-ts-87mph-0-100kmph-11-5s-tp3338274.html VW Bulli e-Microbus concept range:185+mi ts:87mph 0-100kmph:11.5s Iconic VW Microbus, Reimagined as an EV ... Volkswagen has “reinterpreted” the Microbus as an electric vehicle ... Mar 06, 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/03/24/chinese-car-company-building-four-door-vw-beetle-clone/ Chinese car company building four-door VW Beetle clone March 24, 2015 [images / (China Car News) http://global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/beetle-4-front-876.jpg http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/880/558/beetle-4-cabin-876.jpg http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Leisure/2009/880/558/beetle-4-876.jpg ] A Chinese company has cloned and reengineered a Beetle. Not the insect, but The Bug. Battery-powered carmaker VIDOEV unveiled a Volkswagen Beetle lookalike today at the Shandong electric vehicle expo, and doubled down by making it a four-door. Aside from that, it has all of the Beetle’s signature styling cues, including an arched roofline, bulging fenders and round headlights. Even the dashboard is the spitting image of the current Beetle’s design. VIDOEV only builds low-speed electric vehicles, and China Car News reports that the motor in this one has just 28 horsepower and is fed by a low tech lead-acid battery pack, so it likely won’t be going very fast or very far. At least the motor is located in the rear like the original Beetle’s was. The Chinese auto industry is notorious for building knockoffs of foreign vehicles. Even the Chevrolet Colorado and Ford F-150 have served as inspiration for the local brands. Volkswagen hasn’t yet commented on the VIDOEV, but legal recourse has been hard to come by in the country, and most automakers end up looking the other way when this happens to them, confident that customers will pay more for the real deal. How much more? An authentic, conventional VW Beetle costs about $32,000 in China, while the VIDOEV will list for $16,000 when it goes on sale next year. Twice the doors for half the price? It might not be as good of a deal as that sounds. [©2015 FOX News Network] ... http://www.carnewschina.com/2015/03/24/shandong-ev-expo-in-china-videoev-does-four-doors-to-the-volkswagen-beetle/ Shandong EV Expo in China: VIDEOEV does four doors to the Volkswagen Beetle March 24, 2015 by Tycho de Feijter [image http://www.carnewschina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vedeoev-beetle-china-lsev-4.jpg ] ... [© 2015 CarNewsChina.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-VW-might-offer-a-6th-gen-Electric-Transporter-T6-tp4674528.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
