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05-28-2009, 07:16 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg New plug-in Vauxhall Ampera rival set for Frankfurt debut (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/235835/vw_to_reveal_electric_car.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/vw_up_ev_small.jpgSam Hardy - Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk) - May 22, 2009
Who would not want an nice reasonably priced electric car with good range? --Ed.
The electric dream will take a step closer for VW at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show where the German firm is planning to take the wraps off an all-new electrically powered concept car.
Following in the footsteps of the hybrid Golf TwinDrive and the super-frugal Up! – the forthcoming replacement for the Lupo – VW will reveal the next step in its green plans with a model that could rival Vauxhall’s Ampera and lay the foundations for a solely electric VW of the near future.
“We will have a host of concept cars at Frankfurt and although we haven’t yet decided, we want to show an electric car,” said Peter Thul, head of communications, Volkswagen.
Asked what form the concept could take, Thul was tight-lipped but admitted the model was unlikely to be a rival for the Tesla, nor would it be an electric version of the BlueSport roadster concept revealed at Detroit earlier this year.
“We will not launch a niche market car just to show our electric technology,” he continued. “We would only launch a car that people could actually buy at a reasonable price. It would need to have a range of 200km, be safe, reliable and able to be used everyday. It would be a car that fits with the Volkswagen brand.”... http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/235835/vw_to_reveal_electric_car.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/vw_up_ev_small.jpgSam Hardy - Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk) - May 22, 2009
Who would not want an nice reasonably priced electric car with good range? --Ed.
The electric dream will take a step closer for VW at this September’s Frankfurt Motor Show where the German firm is planning to take the wraps off an all-new electrically powered concept car.
Following in the footsteps of the hybrid Golf TwinDrive and the super-frugal Up! – the forthcoming replacement for the Lupo – VW will reveal the next step in its green plans with a model that could rival Vauxhall’s Ampera and lay the foundations for a solely electric VW of the near future.
“We will have a host of concept cars at Frankfurt and although we haven’t yet decided, we want to show an electric car,” said Peter Thul, head of communications, Volkswagen.
Asked what form the concept could take, Thul was tight-lipped but admitted the model was unlikely to be a rival for the Tesla, nor would it be an electric version of the BlueSport roadster concept revealed at Detroit earlier this year.
“We will not launch a niche market car just to show our electric technology,” he continued. “We would only launch a car that people could actually buy at a reasonable price. It would need to have a range of 200km, be safe, reliable and able to be used everyday. It would be a car that fits with the Volkswagen brand.”... http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/235835/vw_to_reveal_electric_car.html