Volkswagen EV coupe outed in patent application – or has it?

IS VOLKSWAGEN on the cusp of productionising this low-slung, gullwinged EV sports car?

Some corners of the motoring media are saying “maybe”, but as much as we’d love to see Germany’s auto giant bolster its battery-powered EV efforts with a gorgeous, well-proportioned coupe, we’re throwing cold water on this one… and more than pinch of salt for good measure too.

The relative scarcity of cooling apertures and absence of tailpipes suggests this machine is purely electric – or even a fuel-cell hybrid – which meshes with Volkswagen’s plans to roll out a new series of battery electric cars starting from the end of this decade. A performance car is expected to be part of that electron-munching family.

For instance, how about this driverless semi-trailer:

There’s also the small inconvenience of the car in question not having a windscreen. We assume it’s autonomous as a result, or a red herring – or just the product of a car designer’s fertile imagination about what cars may look like in the distant future. Note the emphasis.