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Author Topic: Global impact - Beetles to become extinct  (Read 2179 times)
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« on: September 14, 2018, 01:09:58 PM »

No more Beetles
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« Reply #1 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.
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« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2018, 07:58:53 PM »

I saw one in the wild in Camden this afternoon Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2018, 06:48:19 AM »

That's some postal walk mate?
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« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2018, 02:27:00 PM »

Yeah, Royal Mail is just me -I deliver everywhere Smiley
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« Reply #5 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.

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« Reply #6 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.
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« Reply #7 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.
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2018, 10:21:07 AM »

Tow a generator behind you and charge overnight ! Might spoil the peace and quiet a tad.
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« Reply #9 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.
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« Reply #10 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!
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« Reply #11 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!!!
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« Reply #12 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"
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« Reply #13 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.
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« Reply #14 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 ?
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