Volkswagen Up! Coming in 2013
It seems like everyone is producing an all-electric, small car for United States consumers. But who will get it right? So far, it looks as though Volkswagen may have the correct approach with their upcoming E-Up! – which is rumored for a US release in 2013.
The E-Up! is a front-drive, city car featuring a 60 kW electric motor powered by lithium-ion batteries.
Volkswagen gives the vehicle’s range at about 80 miles and says it can accelerate from 0 to 31 mph in 3.5 seconds. The car has a reported top speed of 84 mph. The car will be a small, two door hatchback, similar to Volkswagen’s Golf/Rabbit.
When the E-Up! arrives in the U.S. in three-to-four years, it will hope to find buyers in large cities and urban areas of the country. Starting prices for the E-Up! will be at around $10,000 to $11,000 USD.
Volkswagen will jump into the competition with one of the lowest prices electric cars to date. Japanese auto makers are producing EV’s around the $15,000 to 22,000 price range.
According to Automobilemag, the German automaker’s current plans still include the electric variant of the Up! compact car coming to North American shores in 2013.
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