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The chassis for the e-Beetle is marketed at a retail price of €39900 alone, or €99900 for a complete converted vehicle that is ready to drive. The upgraded battery and motor are also available for an extra €15900. [3] eClassics intend for the technology in the battery-electric conversion to be applied to other classic Volkswagen products.
Even though still based on a VW Beetle chassis, the GT II was a much more sophisticated vehicle than the earlier GT. [12] New features included true gull-wings doors with frames, sliding safety glass in the doors and interior door releases with gas struts, a lower sill to ease ingress and egress, improved bumpers and steel reinforcing in the roof.
The electric vehicle conversion industry has grown to include conversion car garages, [25] aftermarket kits [26] and vehicle components. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Some companies focus specifically on certain classic cars (i.e. VW Beetle , Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Citroën H Van , etc.) [ 29 ] [ 30 ]
But in Mexico, where the last Beetle rolled off the production line at Volkswagen’s flagship factory in Puebla in 2003, the plucky car lives on. The VW Beetle evokes memories of years gone by ...
The electric conversion kit includes a battery with a capacity of 36.8 kWh, providing an estimated range of 200 kilometres (120 mi). The converted Beetle can achieve a top speed of 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph), and an hour of charging can store sufficient energy for a journey exceeding 150 kilometres (93 mi). [205]
This week, VW unveiled its e-BULLI concept and announced that eClassics will convert T1 vehicles, like the classic VW camper vans, into e-BULLI-style EVs. ... Last summer, it showed off its Type ...
4.3 Electric and hybrid conversions. ... [76] [77] The prototype was based on VW Beetle mechanical parts, ... In 2007, while searching for a Porsche 550 replica body ...
The spark-ignition petrol (gasoline) engines listed below were formerly used in various marques of automobiles and commercial vehicles of the German automotive business Volkswagen Group [1] and also in Volkswagen Industrial Motor applications, but are now discontinued.