Trakka’s latest VW camper van pushes multipurpose ingenuity off-grid

The Australian camper van innovators at Trakka are back with another slick VW-badged van built to explore city and country. This time, it’s not the iconic Transporter platform they’re working with but the larger Crafter. The full-size Akuna camper van … Continue reading Trakka’s latest VW camper van pushes multipurpose ingenuity off-grid

Volkswagen e-Bulli: An all-electric 60s classic conversion you can buy

This is a 1966-model Volkswagen T1 Samba Bus. It has spent more than half a century on the roads of California, meaning it’s probably got wild and woolly stories to tell about Woodstock and the Summer of Love, and unspeakable things have surely taken p… Continue reading Volkswagen e-Bulli: An all-electric 60s classic conversion you can buy

VW T6.1 brings a new face to camper vans, from city center to off-grid

The world doesn’t need a new reason to celebrate the Volkswagen camper van, but it has one anyway. Last year’s launch of the T6.1 throws the spotlight on the fun-loving VW camping bus once again. Volkswagen itself kicked off the festivities with the la… Continue reading VW T6.1 brings a new face to camper vans, from city center to off-grid

Volkswagen Morphs ID Crozz showcar into ID.4 production model

Volkswagen has begun hinting at a production version of its ID Crozz concept SUV, starting with a name change to ID.4. The model name will be followed by a superscript notation for its generation, this first-gen being “01.”Continue ReadingCategory: Aut… Continue reading Volkswagen Morphs ID Crozz showcar into ID.4 production model

VW Touareg R electrifies city commutes and trailer-tugging adventures

Volkswagen has raised the ceiling on its SUV lineup with the all-new Touareg R plug-in hybrid. Carving its way from downtown parking garage to dusty outskirts of nowhere, the Touareg R puts plug-in hybrid power to use in clean-breathing city driving, q… Continue reading VW Touareg R electrifies city commutes and trailer-tugging adventures

Hackaday Links: December 22, 2019

It’s hard to believe it, but the Raspberry Pi has been on the market for only seven years now. The single-board computer has become so entrenched in the hobby electronics scene that it’s hard to imagine life without it, or what we did before it came along. And with the …read more

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Mercedes amplifies the electric van market with 250-mile, eight-seat EQV

If you would have guessed a few years ago which major German automaker would be first out of the gate to develop a ground-up electric passenger van, the obvious answer would have been Volkswagen. But Mercedes-Benz snuck in earlier this year w… Continue reading Mercedes amplifies the electric van market with 250-mile, eight-seat EQV

Volkswagen's ID. Buggy puts its electric signature in the sand

Looking to mix a bit of beach cruising culture from a bygone era with some new-age ...

Looking to mix a bit of beach cruising culture from a bygone era with some new-age drivetrain technology, Volkswagen debuted its super-cute electrified dune buggy at Geneva earlier in the year. The automaker is again showing off the stylish retro cruiser as part of Monterey Car Week, marking the occasion by setting it free on the sand alongside the inspiration for the design, a Meyers Manx dune buggy in a original 60s-era styling.

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Volkswagen delivers on its threat of a T-Roc convertible crossover

Perhaps in retaliation for the mean things people said about the brand after Dieselgate, Volkswagen has decided to inflict a convertible crossover on the motoring world with today’s release of the T-Roc Cabriolet…
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