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Volkswagen's e-Crafter Is A Super-Slow Electric Cargo Van That's Not A Dirty Diesel
Volkswagen's e-Crafter Is A Super-Slow Electric Cargo Van That's Not A Dirty Diesel-November 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:13:14

Volkswagen’s been releasing lots of lately, no doubt because they’ve been forced to invest in EV infrastructure to help mitigate the damage they did with —it’s part of the company’s agreement. So here’s a new electric van, complete with a press photo next to a renewable energy source.

The e-Crafter is basically a VW Crafter cargo van with new lights, unique paint, a 100 kW electric motor, and a 43 kilowatt-hour battery pack consisting of 312 lithium-ion cells hidden below the cargo floor. The van’s got a range of about 124 miles, but VW says the architecture can be reconfigured to allow a range of up to about 250.

Those aren’t bad range numbers, but that’s probably because the thing is a snail. VW says the car is designed for “urban and inter-urban journeys,” which is another way of saying “this thing is slow.” Like, 49 MPH Top Speed slow.

The good thing is that the cargo capacity is unchanged over the standard Crafter at 399 cubic feet, and that space can be filled with over 3,700 pounds of payload. Plus, the thing makes over 200 lb-ft of torque, and the battery can be charged to 85 percent capacity in only 45 minutes. Not bad.

Right now, the e-Crafter is just a concept, but it’s a production-feasible design that VW says “will already be in customers’ hands by 2017.”

Keep the EVs coming, Volkswagen. But maybe crank up the speed a bit.

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