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Title: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: JayJay on September 14, 2018, 01:09:58 PM No more Beetles (http://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-14/volkswagen-to-stop-production-of-beetle-car/)
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: BikerGran on September 14, 2018, 05:29:26 PM I saw someone on Facebook saying that it's only one particular model that's going to stop being made - ni idea whether that's right though.
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: Manky Monkey on September 14, 2018, 07:58:53 PM I saw one in the wild in Camden this afternoon :)
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: stinkey on September 15, 2018, 06:48:19 AM That's some postal walk mate?
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: Manky Monkey on September 15, 2018, 02:27:00 PM Yeah, Royal Mail is just me -I deliver everywhere :)
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: poprodder on September 16, 2018, 06:16:33 PM I saw someone on Facebook saying that it's only one particular model that's going to stop being made - ni idea whether that's right though. complete beetle range is going. they have some new innavotive ev's coming out soon. (https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Volkswagen-ID-BUZZ-Detroit-2017.jpg) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQut6ks3nSY&t=886s Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: JayJay on September 20, 2018, 12:21:54 AM I like the look of that. Mind you I always think their big vans look solid and comfy.
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: BikerGran on September 20, 2018, 10:02:52 AM Can't see how an all electric campervan is going to be succesful, specially as so many folks like to camp wild.
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: Olds on September 20, 2018, 10:21:07 AM Tow a generator behind you and charge overnight ! Might spoil the peace and quiet a tad.
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: poprodder on September 20, 2018, 11:32:58 AM Can't see how an all electric campervan is going to be succesful, specially as so many folks like to camp wild. its not a camper van. Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: BikerGran on September 20, 2018, 05:01:04 PM Can't see how an all electric campervan is going to be succesful, specially as so many folks like to camp wild. its not a camper van. Ah, sorry! Just been reading about VW plans to produce an all-electric campervan, got confused! Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: poprodder on September 20, 2018, 06:51:02 PM Can't see how an all electric campervan is going to be succesful, specially as so many folks like to camp wild. its not a camper van. Ah, sorry! Just been reading about VW plans to produce an all-electric campervan, got confused! just the looks of camper van, they've jumped on the retro conveyor belt. helps things sell big time!!! Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: Archie on September 21, 2018, 09:15:08 AM it'll be coming at some point - all electric camper
a lot of the audis have solar roofs in them, so the crossover to putting a built in solar panel to charge a leisure battery won't be much of a challenge to the designers i would think. Plus actually from experience a lot of the wild campers aren't the people who have been in dropping 50k on a new T6 california, it's the guys with the couple of grand older vans "keeping it real" Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: BikerGran on September 22, 2018, 10:40:24 AM You should read the VW california Club forum - people go wild camping in far-flung places in Europe, solar power to charge the leisure batteries might not be a problem but there's no way they could produce enough power to move the vehicle for hundreds of miles.
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: stinkey on September 22, 2018, 12:00:43 PM BG..without reading any of the VW forums..I'd say it's not so much about having fully electric motors ( yet?) but at least having solar power whilst camping at least ?
Title: Re: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct Post by: Archie on September 22, 2018, 12:57:20 PM You should read the VW california Club forum - people go wild camping in far-flung places in Europe, solar power to charge the leisure batteries might not be a problem but there's no way they could produce enough power to move the vehicle for hundreds of miles. Yes. I deal with them on a daily basis. |