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Volkswagen’s Space Up! Blue Concept Car – Unveiled at the 2007 LA Auto Show

Volkswagen Space Up! Blue

Volkswagen’s head of technical development, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg has unveiled Volkswagen’s new Space Up! Blue concept car at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Also present with Dr. Hackenberg in the said event was NBA Legend Jon “Spider” Salley. This is the first time that the vehicle has been introduced to North American car enthusiasts. Autoblog.com thinks that the Volkswagen Space Up! Blue van that was exhibited in Los Angeles was “a little more than a redressed version [of] the van concept they showed in Tokyo”. Autoblog.com adds that, “the car itself is a quirky take on the retro-modern theme that could prove popular with young, trendy families if VW has its way”. Despite its seemingly small frame, the VW Space Up! Blue concept car has enough room to fit four fully – grown up people.

The Space Up! Blue is a zero emissions, hybrid / electric van. The body’s construction takes its inspiration from the Samba Bus, a popular VW van in the 1950s. It is equipped by an electric drive system that has a 45-kW motor, 12 lithium-ion batteries with a total of 12 kWh, and a hydrogen fuel cell. The van’s battery can be recharged with the van’s built – in hydrogen fuel cell or with an electric outlet when hydrogen isn’t available. The vehicle also has a solar panel mounted on the roof for extra energy. It runs a span of 65 miles on battery power and 155 miles on hydrogen fuel cell. AutoblogGreen states that “Volkswagen’s high temperature fuel cell stack is claimed to be less expensive to produce than other designs while offering greater efficiency.”

Sources: LA 2007: Deja Vu with Volkswagen space up! Blue, VW Brings Mini Up! Stateside with New Tiguan and Diesel: Live from the 2007 L.A. Auto Show, LA 2007: Volkswagen Space up! Blue

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