The Volkswagen e-Up! is the first electric vehicle for sale by the automaker. With a 60kW electric motor and no transmission, there is very little noise. An 18.7 kWh battery pack is integrated into the floor and can be charged via AC or DC quick charging. The range is around 150 km, and Volkswagen will offer the e-Up! throughout Europe.
After recent price cuts in Germany, the Volkswagen e-Up! is now cheaper in the United Kingdom as well. Volkwagen calls it a ‘value boost’, and it amounts to the e-Up! being £2,935 (€3,310) cheaper. In addition, Volkswagen has included a couple additional features for the 2019 model year including height adjustment for the driver’s seat… Continue reading Volkswagen decreases price of e-Up in the UK
Back in October, the Volkswagen e-Up! went on sale in Germany, followed shortly after by Denmark, France and the Netherlands. Now Volkswagen has announced official pricing in the UK for the e-Up! and as of December 2, UK buyers can now purchase the electric Up! for £19,250 (including £5,000 Government grant). Deliveries are expected to… Continue reading Volkswagen e-Up! now on sale in the UK
In the most recent edition of Volkswagen’s ViaVision Magazine, the upcoming Volskwagen E-Up!, VW’s first production electric vehicle, was the main feature. The magazine describes Volkswagen’s electric motors, batteries, and the first e-Golf electric vehicle prototypes first developed in 1976. Volkswagen is producing electric drives and battery packs in house, much like other EV manufacturers… Continue reading Volkswagen E-Up! air cooled battery, featured in ViaVision magazine
Slated for world premieres at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the production ready e-Up! and e-Golf today. The Volkswagen E-Up! uses a 60-kW electric motor that can propel the small vehicle from 0-62 mph in 12.4 seconds and has a top speed of 81 mph. With an 18.7 kWh battery pack, the range… Continue reading Volkswagen unveils production ready e-Golf before Frankfurt
Volkswagen E-Up! priced from €26,900 ($34,500 USD) which makes it almost triple the price of the gasoline powered Up! For those following the E-Up!, most were expecting the price to be around €16000. Along with the price, Volkswagen released these specs: 0-62 mph (0 to 100 km / h) in 12.4 seconds top speed of… Continue reading Volkswagen E-Up! price announced and it’s too high
Part of Volkswagen’s approach to e-mobility is to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by 2014. According to Oliver Schmidt, General Manager Engineering and Environmental Office, Volkswagen Group America, the ‘launch’ referred to the global launch dates for global products, but not specifically a launch in a particular market. Currently, VW group… Continue reading Volkswagen planning to launch 6 or more plug-in hybrids from 2014
At Volkswagen Electronics research Laboratory earlier this month, executives revealed the company’s plan for electric vehicles. “We want to become the leader in electrification,” said Dr. Rudolf Krebs, Volkswagen Group chief officer for electric traction. Although Volkswagen’s gasoline powered vehicles have become more efficient, they aren’t efficient enough to meet the new environmental goals set… Continue reading Volkswagen Electric Vehicle chief wants to lead in electrification
Yet another electric vehicle concept from Volkswagen that is unlikely to make it even close to production (see the E-up! and the Golf PHEV). We first caught a glimpse of the VW E Bugster concept before the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Three months later, it was back at the Beijing Motor Show. The E-Bugster concept… Continue reading Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept
With every iteration of the Volkswagen Up! concept car, the release date moves further back. The most recent concept is the E Up! which is an all electric car that Volkswagen is talking about putting into production in a few years.
