April this year, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) compiled a list of the most efficient stand-out cars of the year that are chosen based on efficiency, price, practicality and powertrain, just in time for Earth Day. KBB’s “Best Green Cars of 2015″ list includes 10 vehicles, 5 of which are plug-in electric cars. For 2015, the
Because I live in California, it seemed only fitting that my first taste of the new Golf arrived in electric form: the 2015 VW e-Golf. (Why e-Golf? Because “Golfe” just sounded silly.) The Golf isn’t just the first Volkswagen EV in the US, it’s also the first VW built on the new MQB platform which
Paul Clinton from Automotive Fleet takes the new Volkswagen e-Golf for a spin, providing both a video & article. Volkswagen e-Golf. The short video above discusses most of the e-Golf’s features: charging & range, price, etc. As you will hear in the video, the e-Golf is not available in all 50 states. Why? Wish we
EagleAID thunders that Volkswagen e-Golf dethroned Nissan LEAF as the best-selling electric car in the first two months of 2015 in Europe. 2,150 e-Golfs to 1,750 LEAFs. Seems bold, but data from 17 West European markets is not saying the whole story. Volkswagen e-Golf is booming in Norway, where they sold 80% of the total
Here the Volkswagen e-Golf review is prepared by BusinessCar, who describes the German EV as being without unnecessary show. According to the article, the electric version exudes all the usual Golf qualities in terms of cabin quality and classy understated looks. 85 kW of motor power is called reasonable, although the vehicle’s weight makes it
[January 2015] Would you like an overload of info on the new Volkswagen e-Golf? These multiple videos will provide you with more info on the e-Golf than you likely care to know. The first video discusses different driving and regenerative braking modes. Check out this e-Golf commercial. e-Golf is 2015 Motor Trend Car of the
Europe, with over 9,500 plug-in electric car sales in January 2015, far exceeded the US’ result of 5,924. This year began especially strong for Volkswagen, which seems to now be most popular brand among plug-in electric car buyers. We are not sure if VW will be able hold onto the #1 spot, but in January
After a night charging up in the garage, the 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf’s display showed 108 miles of range when I pushed the start button. After slogging through San Francisco traffic then running down a rain-soaked freeway at 60 mph, covering 12 miles, the range figure was down to 82 miles, suggesting my real-world range from
Electrified Golf Is The EV We Could Live With Until now, the only way you could get the words “electric” and “Golf” so close together was the put the word “cart” after them. Knowing that the e-Golf would be the next step in Volkswagen’s tilt at electrification, the automaker designed the MkVII platform to fit
Temperatures in the teens and 20s don’t make for ideal electric-vehicle driving conditions, but that was the weather presented during my week in Motor Trend’s electric Car of the Year. How’d it work? Way better than expected in every way except range, which plunged about as much as we were told to expect. VW rates
