The beloved VW Beetle is about to go electric

The timeless VW Beetle is about to step into the future.

Volkswagen is considering plans for an electric Beetle, according to VW's chairman Herbert Diess.

Speaking to Autocar, Diess said that the company was "actively considering" plans for an electric Beetle as part of a range of zero-emissions cars.

He also added that if an electric successor would be made, it would actually be a throwback to the original rear-wheel drive Beetle.

“If we wanted to do a Beetle, electrically it would be much better than today's model, much closer to history, because it could be rear-wheel drive,” said Diess. Read more...