The Volkswagen Chameleon concept is based on the 1964 Microbus and showcases the latest in electronics and electric-car technology. Volkswagen's Electroniconics Research Laboratory (ERL), 
located in Palo Alto, California has taken a 1964 Deluxe Microbus and retrofitted it with a collection of cutting edge technologies.
The concept vehicle, dubbed the Chameleon, uses roof-mounted surfboards lined with flexible solar panels that provide an additional source of energy to this 100% electric vehicle.
The engine in the Microbus has been replaced with an all-electric drive engine powered with lithium polymer batteries in collaboration with Hybrid Technologies. The exterior features keyless entry, LED lighting and wide-angle parking cameras. The interior has an interactive digital instrument cluster, embedded touch pads and speech-activated controls.
Excellent! let's see some commercials for this now VW! Featuring some beautiful models riding around with the hip owner of vehicles like this.
Green is status and sex appeal.
Please add a multifuel sOFC/microturbine backup power system now VW. Then start flooding your factories with this new cO 2 greenhouse gas killing power train.
Posted by: amazingdrx | October 02, 2006 at 12:13 PM
Drool :p''
Superb - I will be happy if mine turns out 1/10th as good as this. Unfortunately I don't have the same budget as VW, so am restricted to lead-acid batteries, bu my heart's in the right place.
Check out www.bongovan.com for the progress of my 1977 Mazda Bongo 1000 conversion.
Posted by: Bongo | May 03, 2007 at 07:01 AM
I wonder what happened to this one? No backup generator, no practicality? As with the EV-1.
No mass production and adoption as a direct result.
Posted by: amazingdrx | May 03, 2007 at 10:46 AM
when is this car coming out i want to get my hands on one
Posted by: joel dalacker | August 06, 2007 at 10:07 AM