“props to a particular set of craftspeople, with a very specific set of skills”
Alternative-engined VWs are not a new thing. The Subaru boxer motor has been a favourite in the VW engine swap community for years. We’ve seen Golf diesel-powered Splits in the past, as well as Porsche and Corvairengined Buses, if six cylinders are more your thing.
It’s also true that vintage VWs powered by electricity are not a recent development either. Dr. Adolf Kalberlah, an electrochemist and specialist in the field of battery research began testing on a Volkswagen Type 2 as early as 1972.
Back then, though, the weight of the battery was equivalent to a Beetle, coming in
