After the epic emissions scandal that Volkswagen faced last year, they’ve unveiled a new Volkswagen electric car to compete against the Nissan LEAF and Tesla Model S. The car was unveiled at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.
Volkswagen Turns Over New Leaf
CES 2016 was host to the announcement of the new era of Volkswagen. It is starting with two new cars, a BUDD-e concept car and the e-Golf Touch. T=Dr. Herbert Diess, current chairman of Volkswagen passenger cars, announced that the carmaker is making moves to develop electric mobility and fully connected cars to give drivers a brand new driving experience.
Can the Nissan LEAF and Tesla Model S Compete with an Electric VW Microbus?
Volkswagen is kicking off the year with a great throwback. The car maker’s new BUDD-e concept is an homage to the timeless Microbus. Its hay day was between the 1960s and 1970s, but it has had great follow up models and has remained a fan favorite.
The van was iconic, and Volkswagen hopes to bring back some sparks through the new all-electric BUDD-e concept. The concept is a total zero-emission car powered by a battery. It features 373 miles of range on a single full charge.
The maker is joining elements of different eras to produce a truly unique car. The Microbus’s half-century legacy will be combined with a new set of tech features to make the car smarter and more intuitive. There are certain parts of the BUDD-e concept that can be controlled through hand gestures, and it can link home electronics to electronics in the car.
Volkswagen Had to Go Full Electric
This is exactly what everyone expected. Volkswagen is making an armstand dive into the world of electric vehicles. The BUDD-e concept will be designed with the car maker’s EV modular electric MEB architecture, which is fully dedicated to VW’s electric cars.
This architecture will hopefully put VW/s electric cars right on top with fuel cars by 2020. Electric vehicles only make up 1% of cars currently in the market and Volkswagen is one of many firms looking to make that number a lot bigger.
This is An Apology for the Scandal
The car maker has maintained that their most important goal for 2016 is solving the issue of the emissions cheating scandal in the United States. Beyond that, it will continue to develop the best electric cars it can. It will certainly develop cars that can easily compete with other electric cars like the Tesla Model S and the Nissan LEAF. This is not only because they can, but because they must.
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