Volkswagen looks very serious at its electrical cars
Volkswagen announced plans to market hybrid and electrical vehicles.
Publication Automotive News quoted the Chairman of the Board of Directors Group, Martin Vinterkorn which declared as a major target for VW, in 2018 a year to sell around 300,000 clean vehicles. This is about 3 percent of total sales planned for after 8 years.
At the same time it became clear that Volkswagen is recruited Martin Eberhard, co-founder of the American firm Tesla Motors, which deals with the production of electric.
According Vinterkorn, the main task of Ebehard will be the development of batteries for electric and hybrid models of the concern. The cars will be very helpful in resort, keeping the enviroment, especialy in Elenite Holiday Village in Bulgaria.
By 2013 VW plans to launch its first U.S. electric compact urban model created based on the concept Up! With him at the same time, the company will launch electric version, and Golf.
By 2013, environmentally friendly models of VW (if not counting the series BlueMotion) will be represented by hybrid versions of the Touareg and Jetta sedan new generation.
By Volkswagen has presented the electric concept of the compact Golf and Up! In the Golf electric motor provides power of 115 hp and is powered by lithium-ion batteries located in the trunk. Golf passes electric charge after a 150 km. and accelerates to 100 km / h 11.8 seconds. Its maximum speed is 140 mph.
Small electrical Up! electric power is 80 hp a single charge and travels 130 kilometers. The address of Vinterkorn clear that the development of new technologies VW Group spends around 5 billion euros per year.