space up! blue

i was chatting with some of my colleagues about the new vehicle from z.e.n.n. that is available on the west coast and as we were talking, i remembered seeing this car - the space up! blue. i love the name - it comes right out of blade runner thinking but from the name through to the details of the concept i am sure that you will see volkswagen has developed something real, viable, and not hard to look at.



the volkswagen space up! blue family concept car recently made its debut at the los angeles auto show. the space up! the volkswagen space up! blue is a zero emissions van styled after the legendary volkswagen bus. energy for its electric motor comes from an array of lithium ion batteries that can provide a range of up to 65 miles on a full charge. the batteries can be recharged either via a plug or the fuel cell stack. the combined range of the fuel cell and battery system is 220 miles and more energy can be added via the roof top solar panel.



for a person like myself, this vehicle offers enough of a range, enough seating, a guilt-free drivetrain, and reasonably funky unique looks to make me interested. i bet it has a heater as well!!!



more coolness! vw's design chief,walter de' silva, says that starting next year, every vw will have a touch screen interface. all the car's main passenger-usable systems will be controlled by the screen including climate, radio, entertainment, etc. this has put more fuel on the fire of rumours of a collaboration between apple and vw integrating apple’s iphone touchscreen technology into the workings of vw automobiles.