Sit down and take notes, Volkswagen
Although trendy, building an electric vehicle is not as easy as it seems as it requires massive R&D efforts and hefty investments, yet Austrian company Kreisel took the e-Golf and made it twice as good.
In standard guise, Volkswagen's e-Golf EV drew its juice from a 24.2 kWh Li-ion battery pack which was upgraded to 35.8 kWh at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show through a facelift for the 2017 model year.
Before the boost, the e-Golf could go for 83 miles (133 km) with the battery fully charged, while the improvement saw the emission-free hatchback's maximum range take a hike to 124 miles (200 km).
So here comes Kreisel, with an enhancement that claims a 200-mile (320 km) range on a single charge. Of course, Kreisel also says it's possible to extend that number to 280 miles (450 km) with the right driving approach.
How was that possible? By replacing the factory-spec battery with a more capable 55.7 kWh battery pack, therefore capacity went up by 130%.
Furthermore, there's a new active liquid cooling system making sure the battery invariably operates at the ideal temperature.
Another trick was keeping the battery pack's weight (330 kg, 728 lb) and dimensions within stock values, just like in the regular e-Golf.
Lastly, the pimped-up e-Golf's battery pack can be recharged from 20 percent to 80 percent in just 20 minutes, but all in all, Volkswagen might want to have a chat with Kreisel as it might help them fulfill its lofty goals.
P.S.: The car you see is not for sale, but only a prototype. Too bad.