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Volkswagen Budd-e Wins Concept Truck of the Year

The designers at VW have been showing off their electric prowess with their concept Budd-e, an electric car that is inspired by the Type 2. Now it has been named the 2016 Concept Truck of the Year at the 15th Annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year.

“We are thrilled that the Budd-e has been honored as 2016 Concept Truck of the Year and would like to thank the panel of judges for recognizing Volkswagen’s innovation,” said Dr Hendrik Muth, Director of Product Marketing, VoA. “We are determined to lead the future of automotive design, and Budd-e shows the capabilities of our all-new electric vehicle architecture and further advances connectivity and infotainment.”

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The Budd-e sits on VW’s brand new Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) the platform that will underpin its next generation of electric vehicles. The Budd-e features a 101 kWh battery that gives an estimated range of 233 miles, and seamless communication with mobile devices.

Unfortunately for VW, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, just revealed on Twitter that his company’s upcoming “bus” would be based on California Custom VW combi design art. That would mean that the market on retro, electric vans will have more competition.

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