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The e-up! was introduced in 2013 by Volkswagen as a means to test what was then the emerging segment of electrific vehicles. This variant of the small VW city car that was launched three years earlier managed to surpass expectations, and is still on sale, with above-average success.
This week, the Germans committed not only to keep it on the assembly lines, despite the impending avalanche of electric ID cars, but also upgrade its system and increase production.
Presently, the e-up! Is powered by an 18.7 kWh lithium-ion battery that gives it a range of 150 km (93 miles). The battery is about to get almost double in size, growing to 32.3 kWh. Consequently, the range of the vehicle nearly doubles to 260 km (161 miles).
The electric motor of the car remains the same as before, and it develops the same amount of power, 82 hp. A small troop, capable of accelerating the vehicle to 100 kph in 11.9 seconds and onward to a top speed of 130 kph (80 mph).
Despite the increase in range, the price of the car drops a notch, from €22.975 to €21,975. And that’s before the substantial discount offered in Germany for purchasing electric cars, which brings the tally down to a comfortable level: €17,595.
As standard, the e-up! comes equipped with air conditioning, radio system with a Bluetooth interface, and lane departure warning system, among other things.
The German carmaker is so confident the sales of the revised e-up! will grow as a result of the changes that it even announced plans to increase the production of the model in the coming years.
On Thursday (September 5), VW revealed a much more exciting application of the existing e-up! powertrain: a conversion kit meant to breathe new life into old Beetle models.
A near-production version of the e-Beetle will be presented by Volkswagen next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Presently, the e-up! Is powered by an 18.7 kWh lithium-ion battery that gives it a range of 150 km (93 miles). The battery is about to get almost double in size, growing to 32.3 kWh. Consequently, the range of the vehicle nearly doubles to 260 km (161 miles).
The electric motor of the car remains the same as before, and it develops the same amount of power, 82 hp. A small troop, capable of accelerating the vehicle to 100 kph in 11.9 seconds and onward to a top speed of 130 kph (80 mph).
Despite the increase in range, the price of the car drops a notch, from €22.975 to €21,975. And that’s before the substantial discount offered in Germany for purchasing electric cars, which brings the tally down to a comfortable level: €17,595.
As standard, the e-up! comes equipped with air conditioning, radio system with a Bluetooth interface, and lane departure warning system, among other things.
The German carmaker is so confident the sales of the revised e-up! will grow as a result of the changes that it even announced plans to increase the production of the model in the coming years.
On Thursday (September 5), VW revealed a much more exciting application of the existing e-up! powertrain: a conversion kit meant to breathe new life into old Beetle models.
A near-production version of the e-Beetle will be presented by Volkswagen next week at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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