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Here's a short clip of a home-made, electric-powered VW Beetle nicknamed "Black Current" (which jets off the line like a penny racer) taking on Tesla's Roadster at the Santa Pod drag strip. According to the info, it was an "Alternative Energy Racing" event, something that will likely be getting more and more common in the future.
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- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet Revealed In…1:43 Scale By "dealer Edition" Toy Model
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- Iaa 2011: Volkswagen Pays Tribute To Fender With New Beetle Concept
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- Tesla Roadster Starts 3,000-kilometer Tour In Australia
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- 2012 Vw New Beetle Caught Testing, Will Get 2.0t And Possible Hybrid
Before you are spy pictures of an all-new second-generation New Beetle. While the test mule appears to still be wearing the current model's nose and rear, the big news here is the appearance of the less "cute" and more "masculine"...
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VIDEO: Home Made VW Beetle EV "Black Current" Shocks Tesla Roadster
Here's a short clip of a home-made, electric-powered VW Beetle nicknamed "Black Current" (which jets off the line like a penny racer) taking on Tesla's Roadster at the Santa Pod drag strip. According to the info, it was an "Alternative Energy Racing" event, something that will likely be getting more and more common in the future.
The "Black Current" bug is powered by a pair of forklift truck motors with 60 12 volt batteries and a Gearvendor over/under drive unit. This set-up is said to produce around 1200lb/ft of torque offering the Beetle EV a 0-60mph time of around 3 seconds.
- Vw Gets Exclusive With Beetle Coupe And Cabriolet Special Edition Models
It's only been a week since the new generation of the Beetle Cabriolet went on sale in Germany, but Volkswagen has already cooked up a special edition package called "Exclusive", designed by its Volkswagen R GmbH division, which will be...
- 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet Revealed In…1:43 Scale By "dealer Edition" Toy Model
Is this another future car previewed by a die-cast model? It seems so. After a Hot Wheels toy model gave us our first look at the 2013 SRT Viper GTS a couple of months before Chrysler revealed the car at the New York Auto Show, a die-cast model of the...
- Iaa 2011: Volkswagen Pays Tribute To Fender With New Beetle Concept
The high-performance Beetle R Concept was joined at VW's Frankfurt Motor Show stage by a second conceptual study that pays tribute to famed U.S.-based music instrument manufacturer, Fender. Mimicking the styling used on an electric guitar customized...
- Tesla Roadster Starts 3,000-kilometer Tour In Australia
The "Oz Goes Electric" tour is an event staged by Tesla Motors with the aim of allowing fans from Australia's eastern coast to get a closer look at the electric-powered sports car. Starting from March 16, the Tesla Roadster will journey...
- 2012 Vw New Beetle Caught Testing, Will Get 2.0t And Possible Hybrid
Before you are spy pictures of an all-new second-generation New Beetle. While the test mule appears to still be wearing the current model's nose and rear, the big news here is the appearance of the less "cute" and more "masculine"...