Volkswagen Launch Pure-Electric E-Crafter Alongside Upward To 400Km Range

Volkswagen convey unveiled a 100%-electric version of its Crafter delivery van at the Hannover commercial vehicle demonstrate inwards Germany.

The electrically powered Crafter Concept vehicle demonstrated is most production-ready alongside a cargo capacity of upwardly to 1.7 tonnes

Powered past times a 100 kW / 290 Nm electrical motor fed past times a 43 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, the e-Crafter concept tin plough over the sack move upwardly to 200 km betwixt charges.

The batteries tin plough over the sack hold upwardly charged dorsum upwardly to 80% inwards 45 minutes using a twoscore kW DC charger.

Anticipating hereafter battery developments, the e-Crafter's pattern volition let a reconfigurable make of upwardly to 400 kilometres when new technology becomes available.

Volkswagen's battery inquiry in addition to evolution efforts to-date include:

Targeting a 66% toll reduction past times using a mutual jail mobile telephone pattern across all brands

High specific energy lithium-ion cells alongside upwardly to 380 Wh/l

Solid state batteries alongside upwardly to 1,000 Wh/l

First vehicles on sale inwards 2017

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