YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    Today in Tech

    Volkswagen introduces an all-electric Beetle concept car

    The VW E-Bugster combines a classic design with cutting-edge green techVolkwagen may be ready to go green with it's trademark Beetle: The German car manufacturer introduced its new all-electric E-Bugster concept car at this week's 2012 Detroit Auto Show.

    The car is powered by a 695-pound Li-ion battery that offers a 100-mile range when fully charged. But perhaps the most notable feature of the new electric vehicle is the fact that it looks like the next iteration of the Beetle rather than something straight from The Jetsons. Most EVs, like the decent-selling Nissan Leaf, have a distinctly futuristic design to them. The E-Bugster's mainstream design could signal that VW wants their car to have a wider appeal beyond the current EV market.

    It's yet to be seen whether or not electric cars are truly the wave of the future — consumers say they're concerned about the limited range electric vehicles offer and the expensive Leaf is only available in 30 states. Still, the government has been investing heavily in electric vehicles and the infrastructure needed to support them. In 2011, the Obama administration purchased over 100 EVs; mostly Chevy Volts. And Oregon has started the Green Highway initiative, a program that will place EV charging stations at different locations along Interstate 5.

    (Source)

    This article was written by Fox Van Allen and originally appeared on Tecca

    More from Tecca:

    Loading...
    Loading...

    More Tech News

    • Cycling-Road-Giro d'Italia classification after stage 16

      May 21 (Infostrada Sports) - Classification from Giro d'Italia after Stage 16 on Tuesday 1. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Astana) 67:55:36" 2. Cadel Evans (Australia / BMC Racing) +1:26" 3. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Team Sky) +2:46" 4. Michele Scarponi (Italy / Lampre) +3:53" 5. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Poland / Lampre) +4:13" 6. Mauro Santambrogio (Italy / Vini Fantini) +4:57" 7. Carlos Betancur (Colombia / AG2R) +5:15" 8. Rafal Majka (Poland / Saxo - Tinkoff) +5:20" 9. Benat Intxausti (Spain / Movistar) +5:47" 10. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy / AG2R) +7:34" 11. Tanel Kangert (Estonia / Astana) +7:43" ...

    • Why We Can't Forget That Oklahoma's Senators Voted Against Sandy Relief

      Nearly four months ago, Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both voted against H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act that eventually sent $50.5 billion in relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy. And in the flurry of last night's devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. it was impossible not to forget that fact, knowing the federal government would soon rally to the cause.

    • 10 gut-wrenching images from the devastating Oklahoma tornado

      Entire neighborhoods and two elementary schools were obliterated

    • Boyfriend espaces out window as husband confronts cheating wife [VIDEO]

      As part of perhaps the most spectacular walk-of-shame ever, an underwear-clad lover escaped from a third floor bedroom as the returning husband confronted his cheating wife on a balcony.

    • Rescues, Grim Recoveries at Elementary School After the OK Tornado

      There's a reason that many eyes were on Plaza Towers Elementary as Moore, Oklahoma began to assess the damage from a deadly, devastating tornado that blasted through the town Monday evening and killed at least 51 people: the school was leveled, with dozens of children still inside. And so far, some of the most emotionally charged news has emerged from the story unfolding there. 

    • Kids rescued from rubble at Okla. elementary

      MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb.

    • BREAKING: Subway Just as Unhealthy as McDonald’s!

      If you watched the London Olympics last summer, you saw a parade of top athletes touting the nutritional qualities of their favorite eatery: Subway. Watching Apolo Ohno or Robert Griffin III bite into a veggie footlong with avocado or hearing that Subway is “the official training restaurant of athletes everywhere,” you might get the idea that the food served at the chain isn’t that bad for you—that it’s even healthy.

    Loading...

    Follow Yahoo! News