Everyone loves a VW bus, and we love them even more when they’re electric. …
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Pretty much everyone loves a VW T1 bus, and they should love this one even more because it’s electric.
It’s called e-BULLI, and it uses off-the-shelf VW EV bits in its powertrain.
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The motor comes from this, the e-up! which is an adorable little BEV for Europe.
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e-BULLI can charge at up to 50kW.
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With uprated modern suspension, e-BULLI can handle this curve better than a normal 1966 VW T1 Samba Bus.
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The interior is a tasteful restomod, with a small digital state-of-charge display set into the 1960s speedo.
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The gear selector—and a tool for poking things?
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eClassics and VW mostly kept the interior classic. That infotainment screen is actually a tablet that’s been mounted above the windscreen.
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VW and eClassics are not the first people to electrify a VW bus. This one was converted here in the US in the 1970s, and I came across it at Car Week last year.
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Among the people who love VW’s bus are people who work at VW, because it’s gone back to that well for inspiration