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JohnnyRingo

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5. VW already has

Reply to flotsam (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 01:43 PM

Sep 2019

They call their concept the ID Buggy, and is declared "feasible for production". VW will never release this as a production car as it can not pass crash tests in any country, but the platform will be used on coming electric cars and the body can be sold separately, as in the '60s

https://jalopnik.com/vws-electric-dune-buggy-finally-made-it-to-the-beach-1837308653

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Volkswagen Will Now Convert Classic Beetles To Electric Power [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 OP

this has been going on for awhile by individual enthusiasts ... dweller Sep 2019 #1

Who will be the first flotsam Sep 2019 #2

cheaper to just convert the original dune buggy dweller Sep 2019 #3

Money is not the thing... flotsam Sep 2019 #4

VW already has JohnnyRingo Sep 2019 #5

Thank you! flotsam Sep 2019 #6