VS Lens

The Car Build

A compact electric city car, designed and built in Amsterdam. This is the real one — not a render.

The VS Lens prototype presented at Museumnacht Amsterdam

Presented at Museumnacht Amsterdam — photo by charlotvs

From digital twin to first drive

10 Jan 2023

It starts at OSCAM

The build begins at OSCAM in Amsterdam Zuidoost — the micro-car goes from an idea to a project with a workbench.

May 2023

The Extra Mile

The project moves to The Extra Mile. The car takes shape as a digital twin first: a 3D model to test, break and iterate on long before cutting material — the same model that now drives the configurator below.

Aug 2025

Our own store

A store of our own: workshop and showroom in one. That autumn the build is presented to the public at Museumnacht Amsterdam.

Apr 2026

The new space

The build moves into its current space, and the first rolling chassis — “Sylvia” — comes together: frame, steering, drivetrain, every bracket designed for the machines we actually have.

Jun 2026

First drive

Sylvia drives under her own power with full steering — the moment the digital twin proved itself in the physical world.

Now

Bodywork & beyond

Body panels, lighting and interior are in development — with 3D-printed tooling and scale models guiding every step toward the finished car.

Make it yours

Configure your own VS Lens in 3D, or talk to us about the project.