An electric motor provides the E-Bugster with eighty five kWh (115 PS) of power, which will propel it from zero to 60 mph in 10.nine seconds, and nonetheless offers a range of a minimum of a hundred and ten miles from the 28.three kWh lithium-ion batteries. If the E-Bugster desires a top-up, a quick-charging operate allows complete recharging in just thirty five minutes from a specialist DC supply, or slower charging from an AC source like a 230-volt domestic outlet.
The E-Bugster conjointly charges itself as soon as the driving force’s foot leaves the accelerator pedal, when kinetic energy is transformed into electricity and stored in the battery. Applying the brakes will increase the intensity of regeneration, a operate that is indicated to the driving force within the instrument panel. Other instruments include driving vary and battery state indicators, and a meter that shows how abundant energy the driver is requesting via the accelerator pedal.
The E-Bugster’s speedster look is made partly by a 90 mm lower windscreen, and also by the distinctive form of the panel that covers the lithium-ion batteries behind the seats. Both back and front bumpers have been substantially modified from those of the assembly Beetle. At the front, LED daytime running lights at the outer edges of the central air intake kind a C-shape on the left that's mirrored on the correct – a signature of Volkswagen’s electric vehicle ideas. At the rear, reflectors take the place of LEDs.
At 4,278 mm long and 1,838 mm wide, the E-Bugster is the identical length as a customary Beetle but 30 mm wider. Beneath the flared wheel arches sit twenty-inch alloy wheels with 235/35 tyre.
