http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3041993/Back-future-Volkswagen-Camper-set-comeback-time-s-ELECTRIC.html Back to the future: Volkswagen Camper van is set for a comeback - and this time it'll be ELECTRIC By Sarah Griffiths for MailOnline | 16 April 2015
[images http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/16/15/27A2DB8C00000578-3041993-The_iconic_Volkswagen_Westfalia_Camper_pictured_here_including_a-m-73_1429195697094.jpg Now the iconic van is about to get greener because the bus is being reborn as an electric vehicle, a Volkswagen board member revealed http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/16/15/27A2DE7F00000578-0-image-a-71_1429195017980.jpg (Bulli) Speaking at the New York International Auto Show, Dr Neusser didn’t give any specific design details away, but said that the new version will share some features with the Westfalia Camper, because the placement of the motor and batteries will allow designers to borrow aspects of the original 1950s design. Volkswagen has unveiled two prototype 'microbuses' including the Bulli (pictured) in recent years ] -VW Westfalia Camper was designed in the 1950s and discontinued in 2003 -New electric version is set to get batteries hidden under the floor -Design hasn't yet been revealed but it will share details with the original -Engineers are making a concept but it's not certain if the van will be sold The Volkswagen Westfalia Camper is associated with the Seventies, the Summer of Love and nature-loving hippies. No images of the new vehicle have yet been released, but Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser suggested that battery packs would be hidden under the vehicle's floor and a small electric motor will drive its front wheels. The iconic Volkswagen Westfalia Camper (pictured here including an extendable roof) is about to get greener, because the bus will be reborn as an electric vehicle, a Volkswagen board member revealed The Volkswagen Westfalia Camper ceased production in 2003, and while VW has rolled out two concept 'microbuses' in recent years, neither have the charm or iconic good looks of its original. [image] No images of the new vehicle have yet been released, but Dr Heinz-Jakob Neusser suggested that battery packs would be hidden under the floor in the vehicle and a small electric motor will drive its front wheels, making the new Camper van more environmentally friendly than its predecessor (an example is pictured) WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW CAMPER VAN No images or name has been announced for the Westfalia Camper version 2.0. It's expected to be an electric vehicle with batteries stashed beneath the floor. A small electric motor will drive its front wheels. Compact technology will enable designers to keep 1950s features. A concept is expected to be revealed in two to five years’ time. 'It’s easy to bring battery space into such a vehicle, because you can put them under the floor. We have these systems already,' he told AutoExpress. By eliminating the need for a conventional petrol engine, VW's designers could position the cabin further forward, to mimic the layout of the original. [image] Engineers are currently working on the concept car and Dr Neusser said that the design will go into production if it’s financially viable. It's expected that the concept will be revealed in two to five years time. The German automaker resurrected its beloved Beetle in 1997, after various iterations of the model were made for over six decades, between 1938 and 2003, suggesting it may repeat this success story with the VW Camper. Engineers are currently working on the concept car and Dr Neusser said that the design will go into production if it’s financially viable. VW also unveiled four prototype Beetles at the US auto show, including the orange Beetle Wave (pictured) which features fabric patterns from the 1950s and 60s as well as a wooden dashboard ... [© dailymail.co.uk] ... http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/91048/iconic-vw-camper-set-to-return-with-electric-power Iconic VW Camper set to return with electric power ... http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/volkswagen-bus-to-be-revived-as-an-electric-vehicle/ Volkswagen bus to be revived as an electric vehicle 20 April 2015 Speaking at the New York Auto Show, Volkswagen board member Dr Heinz-Jakob ... on the new electric Camper was feasible, the car could make it to market. ... http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/04/iconic-volkswagen-camper-may-return-as-an-electric-vehicle/ Iconic Volkswagen Camper May Return As An Electric Vehicle By Adnan Farooqui 04/20/2015 ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Volkswagen+Camper&sort=date More Volkswagen Camper posts on the evdl For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Iconic-VW-Camper-van-May-Return-As-An-EV-tp4675032.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)
