The lineage the e-bugster electric vehicle goes all the way back to the noble aspirations of the peoples' car, and Volkswagen's very name, so it is very fitting that the E-Bugster looks likely to form the basis of a range of E-Bugster electric vehicles.
Appropriately being shown in the the only market that has embraced electric mobility on any scale, we first saw the E-Bugster as a coupe in Detroit in January, but this time the hard-top has been removed, previewing a future Beetle Cabriolet.
![The E-Bugster Coupé](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/5a8cddb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2688x1564+0+0/resize/1440x838!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Fvolkswagen-e-bugster-concept-18.jpg)
We'll get a first look at the car other than pictures tomorrow at the press preview in Beijing, so stay tuned.
![The E-Bugster cabriolet](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/15712d5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3456x1944+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Fvolkswagen-e-bugster-concept-7.jpg)
The drive-train is the same as the previous E-Bugster with 85 kWh (115 PS), 0 to 60 mph in 10.9 seconds, and a range of at least 110 miles from the 28.3 kWh lithium-ion batteries.
![The E-Bugster cabriolet](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/28a0212/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x1922+0+0/resize/1440x769!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Fvolkswagen-e-bugster-concept-6.jpg)
A fast-charging function allows complete recharging in just 35 minutes from a specialist DC source, or slower charging from an AC source such as a 230-volt domestic outlet.
![The E-Bugster cabriolet](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/047847e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2311x1387+0+0/resize/1440x864!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Fvolkswagen-e-bugster-concept-0.jpg)
This fast-charge capability comes courtesy of the Combined Charging System we discussed back in October
, which makes possible charging from single-phase AC sources (i.e. your domestic mains), provided an industry standard for plugs and sockets can be nailed down. "Ultra-fast" charging would be possible at dedicated DC charging stations.