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Volkswagen revives the beach buggy
Did anybody say an EV future would be boring? It won’t be as the company begins production of the eco-friendly ID Buggy
Volkswagen’s idea of an EV future isn’t bleak. It’s the ID Buggy, and we love it. It’s an eco-friendly, guilt-free interpretation of the classic 1960s and 1970s Manx Buggy. And with enough support Volkswagen could even put it into production. It’s the company’s fifth electric concept car, following the ID hatch, the ID Buzz van, the ID Crozz SUV and the ID Vizzion limousine. The first of these into production will be the ID hatch in 2020. And in a major signal of how Volkswagen expects its ID Buggy to be used, it will be the only one of its electric cars without any kind of driver-assistance systems. Volkswagen says the rear-drive Buggy will hit 100km/h in 7.2 seconds and it’s been limited to 160km/h because, really, what more do you need in the dunes? Sitting on the upcoming MEB (Module Electric Matrix) architecture, the two-seat ID Buggy sticks its 62kWh lithium-ion battery in the floor and attaches it to a 150kW electric motor. Electric cars and sand were made for each other, Vol...
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