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We've seen countless VW camper vans, but we've never seen anything quite like the Ventje van. The Dutch camper has a flexible sleep/eat/work lounge, an indoor/outdoor tailgate kitchen, and interior seating that morphs into outdoor chairs.

One of the great game-changing automobiles, the quirky little Volkswagen Beetle emerged from a dramatic birth to become the best-selling car in history, forever altering how small cars are seen, and sparking a remarkable automotive cult in the process.

Volkswagen is taking a step toward an idyllic future in which leisure vehicles become even more leisurely. It plans to begin testing autonomous tech in the upcoming ID. Buzz electric van, the spiritual successor to the world's favorite camper vans.

Flowcamper had one of the flashier debuts at the CMT Digital show with its all-new Casper, a VW camper van with natural wood interior. The van starts at €52,900 before buyers choose from options that include a pop-up sleeper roof and solar charging.

Flowcamper started as the most psychedelic camper van brand since Woodstock. It now leaves the flowers and neon colors behind to create a VW mini mountain lodge. The Casper features mountain graphics, a spruce interior and a host of off-grid options.

Volkswagen has just opened a recycling plant for electric vehicle batteries that have reached the end of their life, where it hopes to recover the raw materials from the fully depleted devices, which can then be used to build brand new ones.

A year after Volkswagen unveiled its mobile charging robot concept designed to make the charging of electric vehicles a completely autonomous operation, the company has given us a glimpse of the robot in prototype form.

Austrian boatbuilder Silent Yachts has already gained a fair bit of attention with its solar electric catamarans. Its just-announced latest model should continue that trend, as it's the result of a partnership with automakers Volkswagen and Cupra.

Frank Eusterholz had big electric camper van ambitions. He put a PlugVan module into a VW e-Crafter and went on a 7,500-km journey to the northern tip of Continental Europe. His trip serves as an inspiring early look at electric RVing possibilities.

Volkswagen put the finishing touch on a very compelling range of modern California camper vans when it debuted the new Caddy California in September. Despite its move up to full motorhome status, the Caddy mini-campervan still starts under €30,000.

Volkswagen has pulled back the curtain on its forthcoming Golf R, revealing the most powerful production VW Golf ever made, featuring notable power and torque increases on the outgoing model and new race-oriented drive modes for good measure.

Westfalia may still be known for classic VW pop-tops, but it continues to innovate into the future with versatile, new campers. It shrinks the new Kepler Five to mini-campervan size so it can move from everyday commuting to high-mileage road trips.