Volkswagen and Suzuki make first partnered product:
Volkswagen and Suzuki make first partnered product:
Suzuki/VW tie-up yields first fruit?
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VW has surprised the Shanghai car show by revealing an electric scooter. And if this is the first fruit of the VW-Suzuki partnership (the German firm own a fifth of the GSX-R maker) we can’t wait for what’s coming next – specifically a few beers, a movie and bed.
Weighing 20kg without batteries and powered by a 350-watt motor, the E-Scooter will joylessly cover 40 miles at a top speed of 30mph. It runs off a removable nickel-metal-hydride battery that you can carry indoors to charge.
VW’s director of design for China (where the scooter is targeted) Simon Loasby said: “The E-Scooter isn’t covered in VW badges, but you know it’s a VW from the shape of the frame, the detailing of the head- and tail-light, and the premium quality of the product.”
Be still our beating heart.
MCN News Link
VW has surprised the Shanghai car show by revealing an electric scooter. And if this is the first fruit of the VW-Suzuki partnership (the German firm own a fifth of the GSX-R maker) we can’t wait for what’s coming next – specifically a few beers, a movie and bed.
Weighing 20kg without batteries and powered by a 350-watt motor, the E-Scooter will joylessly cover 40 miles at a top speed of 30mph. It runs off a removable nickel-metal-hydride battery that you can carry indoors to charge.
VW’s director of design for China (where the scooter is targeted) Simon Loasby said: “The E-Scooter isn’t covered in VW badges, but you know it’s a VW from the shape of the frame, the detailing of the head- and tail-light, and the premium quality of the product.”
Be still our beating heart.
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