Volkswagen overcame the switch from a seller's market to a buyer's market during the earlier 1960s without a slump in sales by adding the VW 1500 to its product range. It was available in five body styles: Saloon, estate-car, convertible, a two-seater coupe and a cabriolet. The "type 3" was a totally new car with a new chassis, body and engine. It was a typical Volkswagen clearly based on the Beetle concept. Of these five body styles that were first exhibited at the Frankfurt international Motor Show, only three made it to production: The Saloon, "Variant" (estate) and the Karmann-Ghia coupé, which occupied the market above the existing Karmann-Ghia model.

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In technical terms, a permanently excited, three phase synchronous machine is fitted in the Volkswagen e-up!. Behind the complicated name is, simply, an electric motor, which is defined as synchronous because its rotor rotates with a speed synchronous to the circular moving magnetic field of the stator and as a result runs smooth even at low speeds. This is partly due to the special type of current, consisting of three single alternating currents which flow through the coils of the stator. The magnets installed in the rotor of the e-up! are permanently of northern or southern polarity. 

The Transmission

The e-up! features a friction-optimised 1-speed transmission which spins at 10,000 revolutions per minute. The e-motor is connected to the front wheels, powering them via the transmission and prop shafts. 

The Engine Control Unit

The central engine control unit takes over drive management with newly developed functionality, such as the optimisation of engine response for more comfortable and harmonic load changes, and the dynamic driveability that comes with it. The customer can choose between three distinct driving programs with different driving characteristics and driving power. The engine control unit takes over the control of the thermal and energy management of the drive and secondary units, with regard to maximum electric range as well as comfortable climate control and component protection. Requirements for assistance systems such as cruise control or Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) are also coordinated here. 

The Power Electronics

The power electronics of the e-up!, as the conduit between the battery and the electric motor, ensures that the correct current is always available. It is connected to the electric motor by a three-phase line and by a traction lead to the battery. A range of 296 to 418 volts are used in the e-up!, depending on the battery potential. When the engine is running, the power electronics transform the alternating current into three-phase alternating current. In generator mode the alternating current is transformed into direct current, in order to charge the battery. Additionally, an integrated direct current converter in the power electronics feeds the 12-volt electrical system of the vehicle.

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The Comfort mobile phone preparation offers a host of extras that make hands-free telephony even easier to use. Charging the phone is also incredibly easy: the phone simply needs to be placed in the relevant stowage compartment and connected up to the integrated USB interface. The connection to the external aerial helps ensure improved reception. The system can be controlled using the multifunction display, the multifunction steering wheel or the navigation system.

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Wolfsburg, September 25, 2015 – In the press release dated September 22, 2015, the Volkswagen Group announced that Volkswagen Group vehicles worldwide are affected by the current issues regarding emissions. 

The internal evaluation revealed that approximately five million Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand vehicles are affected worldwide. Certain models and model years of these vehicles (such as the sixth generation Volkswagen Golf, the seventh generation Volkswagen Passat and the first generation Volkswagen Tiguan) are equipped exclusively with type EA 189 diesel engines.

As previously announced, all new Volkswagen Passenger Car brand vehicles that fulfill the EU6 norm valid throughout Europe are not affected. This therefore also includes the current Golf, Passat and Touran models.

Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand stressed: “We are working at full speed on a technical solution that we will present to partners, to our customers and to the public as swiftly as possible. Our aim is to inform our customers as quickly as possible, so that their vehicles comply fully with regulations. I assure you that Volkswagen will do everything humanly possible to win back the trust of our customers, the dealerships and the public.”

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand will inform all markets worldwide how many of vehicles are affected locally. We are working intensively on remedial measures in close coordination with the certification authorities. The vehicles are and remain technically safe and roadworthy.

Volkswagen Group Communication

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