# 1968 Volkswagen Beetle

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/1968-volkswagen-beetle/1265>\
**Category:** Conversion Kits\
**Created:** [July 24, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/1968-volkswagen-beetle/1265 "2009-07-24T16:45:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Opty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a5b964/32.png) [@Opty](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Opty)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/1968-volkswagen-beetle/1265/1 "2009-07-24T16:45:21Z")

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I was thinking about converting my bug to an EV but am a bit skeptical about the range/speed the pure electric power would allow. I’ve been doing some research and it seems that most conversions only get about 40 mpc at a top speed of 60 mph (and those are under ideal conditions). I was wondering if anyone has any experience outperforming this.

Note: These cars were using the lithium-ion batteries. Also curious as to whether or not the new Nanotech A123 batteries might allow for better performance.