Barely in time for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, Volkswagen has announced it will bring back the most iconic vehicle of the 1960s. The VW van will return sometime in the next two years, as the I.D. The new van will be an all-electric vehicle driven by batteries. VW says the new all-wheel-drive machine will be able to transport eight passengers and get up to 270 miles of all-battery range. Pilot autonomous driving mode.”The company also says the van will feature “ambient lighting inside and out.”In other words, just as it was in the ’60s, if this van’s a’rockin,’ don’t bother knockin.’charles.fleming@latimes.com@misterfleming

Source: Los Angeles Times August 19, 2017 18:56 UTC