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Now the electric and plug-in versions of the VW transporters and caravels begin deliveries this week in honor of the 75th anniversary of the VW bully,

a true commercial legend.

The new transporters and caravels have either the plug-in hybrid, e-hybrid version,

or the fully electric e-transporter and e-caravelle.

They are the Ford commercial vehicles.

That's the deal that VW have got.

They've VWed it in terms of the shape and the

inside and the experience and the materials, but these are engineered by Ford otherwise.

The E-hybrid version started at 46,000 euros in Germany for the transporter panel van.

The E-caravelle starts at 55 grand.

A hybrid version, but only coming in 2026, I think.

Otherwise, the electric versions have 64 kilowatt-hour battery,

which might be okay for maybe last mile deliveries and things like that.

But if you're looking for maybe a family vehicle

that could do everything from the school run to

heading across continent for a ski trip, you're going to want a bigger battery than 64-kilow-hours

and VW say. They might even bring a smaller urban battery and a bigger long-range battery if there's

demand. It's the final day to tell the UK government what you think about the zero-emission vehicle

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