VW e-Up!, e-Beetle Go Racing In Inaugural Mille Miglia Inexperienced
One of the legendary traditional automobile rallies, the Mille Miglia, is popping eco-friendly and the primary version of the occasion, aptly named the Mille Miglia Inexperienced, takes place this weekend.
Like the standard race, the brand new one began in Brescia, Italy, on Friday, September 27, continued to Milan on Saturday and can finish in Lainate on Sunday. Members should drive round 250 km (155 miles) on the three days, and solely electrical, hybrid, mild-hybrid and PHEV automobiles are allowed to take part, in addition to automobiles made as much as 1990, initially fitted, or retrofitted, with a zero-emission powertrain.
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Volkswagen has already introduced its presence with the up to date model of the e-Up!. The electrical metropolis automobile that debuted on the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Present packs a bigger 32.three kWh battery that offers a spread of as much as 260 km (161 miles) within the WLTP check cycle. The 83 PS (82 HP / 61 kW) produced by the electrical motor permits it to speed up to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 11.9 seconds, zero.5 seconds faster than earlier than, and as much as 130 km/h (81 mph).
Apart from the e-Up!, the German automaker may also race a few e-Beetles within the Mille Miglia Inexperienced. The automobiles have been transformed to electrical energy and use a 36.eight kWh lithium-ion battery that feeds an 82 PS (81 HP / 60 kW) electrical motor paired to a single-speed gearbox. Tipping the scales at 1,280 kg (2,822 lbs), the e-Beetle goes to 80 km/h (50 mph) in eight seconds from a standstill and is able to maxing out at 150 km/h (93 mph).
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