3+1 seater Volkswagen E-Up! concept EV

Volkswagen E-Up!

Here’s yet another concept car in the up! range of cars. We’ve previously seen the up! and the larger space up!. Here comes the 3+1 seater E-Up!, which as you can probably tell is powered by an electric motor. The electric motor is rated at 40kW continuous with a burst power of 60kW, and torque is rated at 210Nm. Although this is a concept car for now, Volkswagen confirmed a production EV version will be launched in 2013. Quite interestingly the 3+1 seating is similiar to the Toyota iQ.

Volkswagen E-Up!

This is how VW’s Martin Winterkorn sees mobility in the near future. Cars with pure petrol and diesel engines – which in the foreseeable future will continue be unbeatable for mid- to long-range distances – will be supplemented by cars like the E-Up! in upcoming years, especially in the city. This can be a reality in 5 years time. But production numbers of an electric car can only match that of a Polo in current times only in 2020, and that’s earliest!

Volkswagen E-Up!

The E-Up! weighs just 1,085kg, and out of that the lithium ion batteries housed in the underbody (protected by a crash-protected tray) alone takes up 240kg. The electric motor is lighter at 140kg. The E-Up! is meant to be charged at home in the owner’s garage, or on the road when a charging infrastructure has been set up.

Volkswagen predicts that quick charging infrastructure could possibly allow the E-Up! to be charged up to 80% of its battery life within an hour’s time. At home, a regular 230V outlet can do the same in 5 hours tops.

Volkswagen E-Up!

So in terms of cost according to European electricity rates, the E-Up! can go 100km for 2 Euros (actual range has not been revealed by Volkswagen). The charging port is hidden behind the Volkswagen logo at the front. The solar panel on the roof can generate a small amount of electricity, enough for some auxiliary electrical systems and to cool the interior by powering the car’s ventilation system.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • nighttrain on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    And in attention grabbing day-glo yellow too.

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  • scanzew on Sep 15, 2009 at 11:24 pm

    5 years?!?!?!?…..wtf….in 5 years range oil prices is at US$250 per barrel….huhuhu…start to think how to make your own electric car….a lot of conversion manual for electric in internet…it's so easy like playing with your tamiya cars in your early days…hahaha…maybe a little bit complicated playing with power steering, air cond and so on…but still very interesting….huh what a cruel world…

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  • 4G63tDSM on Sep 15, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Nice little city runabout.

    I certainly wont mine something like that – minus the lime green colour that is.

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  • droll on Sep 15, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    cantik!

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  • Rhys Miller on Sep 15, 2009 at 11:54 pm

    i10 already going into production electric car …..

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  • Salamander on Sep 16, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Offtopic,

    Paul any entries/updates on free Toll for Lebuhraya Karak and Pantai timur form 18 till 24th of September?

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  • barca on Sep 16, 2009 at 12:12 am

    ridiculously nice looking car (i mean that in a nice way) :)

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  • Rembau on Sep 16, 2009 at 12:26 am

    In year 2020

    Malaysia will be a fully developed country

    Proton will be supplying us with Campro CPS 1.6 Stelth Flymobile.!

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  • scanzew on Sep 16, 2009 at 1:18 am

    haha another offtopic..

    malaysia own their own f1 team…and team principal goes to Tony Fernandez…hahaha…watch out ross brawn…LOTUS F1 team, one of successful story in f1 history make their comeback…maybe issues maybe petronas goes for BMW or LOTUS????

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  • scanzew on Sep 16, 2009 at 1:20 am

    paul…any updates on Lotus F1 team??!!!!

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  • valandil on Sep 16, 2009 at 2:01 am

    is that a power switch near the window?

    not safe for our mat rempit areas. if windows wind down, a finger from outside can just disable the car and rob the driver.. hehe..

    ah bengs will have a pretty hard time installing large boom boxes..

    but any ways, i like it a lot!

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  • Elvis on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:38 am

    What bro scanzew said may came true….in 5 years time oil may be the scarcest commodity around. By then Malaysia also net importer and if crude oil at USD 250 perbarrel, then petrol price go to RM7 a litter! I have not taken account of gov. subsidy yet so maybe higher! But i am prepared to take kapchai by that time or if EV do take off…..but it's a good news that almost all car manufacturer from US, European, Japan, Korea and China are coming with EV. But India beat them all!!! Already selling EV to UK for sometime!! Okay, so it's a golf cart but street legal….

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  • Georgie on Sep 16, 2009 at 7:31 am

    How come this car looks so 'hyundai'ish? There's not much volkswagen design cue left in this car =(

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  • Arahman on Sep 16, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    Cute gak, how's the price?

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  • azrai on Sep 16, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    If VW-Proton succeed, this surely the next Savvy EV.

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  • green on Sep 17, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    once all vehicle rely on lithium.. there will be another energy resources issue.. lots of demand for lithium means the price will also be increase.. same as petrol. we jump out from gas crisis then create another potential crisis..

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  • Lightning McQueen on Sep 18, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    Guys, have u notice this EV do not have A/C system. it only use vent system. it because in europe the climate is cooler than here. so if they install A/C for M'sia version, the battery life will be shorter.

    TQ

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  • Andy C. on Sep 25, 2009 at 4:50 am

    Cute car, 80 mile range would make it even more versile. 5 years to production might miss the opening of majoe E market. Cost range would be nice.

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