The author doesn’t seem to get the difference between a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid, but otherwise it’s not a bad review Until recently, hybrid cars were pretty sedate affairs. They were either for celebrities to be seen in, or they were the car your Uber driver arrived in. Now that’s changing, with the latest
You’ve heard of the Golf GTi. Now say hello to the Golf GTE. That’s E for electric, in case you were curious. To readers of a certain age, GTE in the context of a performance car might be associated with another brand. When Pocket-lint was still in baby grows, it was Vauxhall that owned the
Imagine the lovechild of a Golf GTI with the all-electric e-Golf and you would be right on the money. The VW Golf GTE is exactly that car, offering a plug-in hybrid powertrain and the thrills of a GTI combined, at least on theory. What’s what As a true lovechild of its parents, the Golf GTE
Volkswagen finally makes a hybrid, but will it electrify you? The Pitch The Golf GTE is Volkswagen’s first – ha-ha! – charge into hybrid driving, a short 18 years after Toyota’s Prius first apologised onto our streets. They’re late to the party, certainly, but with a compelling sell. The GTE pairs an 8.8kWh lithium-ion battery
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
Automann-TV Fast Autobahn acceleration test of the 2014/2015 Volkswagen Golf 7 GTE with the twin engine concept delivering 204 hp and up to 350 Nm of torque. While the 1.4 TSI with 150 hp is already not really slow, they added the 102 hp electric motor out of the e-Golf to make this a proper
Volkswagen’s versatile 2015 Golf GTE plug-in hybrid has officially gone on sale in the UK. Designed on the same Volkswagen MQB platform as the rest of the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf family, the 2015 Golf GTE combines a 75 kilowatt electric motor mounted inside the gearbox and 8.8 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack with a 1.4-litre, TSI
The Volkswagen Golf GTE is available to order from today [published 14 January], costing £28,035* RRP. And unlike Volkswagen’s other electric vehicles (the e-up! and e-Golf) which are sold through a network of 25 e-Retailers, the GTE will be available through all of the company’s franchised sales outlets. The name of Golf GTE reflects its
Volkwagen’s attempt to take on electric car rivals comes in the form of the e-Golf and Golf GTE Electric cars remain a hot topic, so the chance to drive VW’s battery-electric e-Golf and its plug-in petrol/electric hybrid, the Golf GTE hot hatch, was interesting on several fronts. There’s a crushing logic behind both of these
VW says Golf GTE plug-in hybrid offers the ‘best of both worlds’
Volkswagen says its Golf GTE plug-in hybrid offers eco-friendly buyers the “best of both worlds” — a compact hatchback that can be driven up to 50km in cities using electric power or up to 940km on highways with additional power from its gasoline engine. The Golf GTE is VW’s second plug-hybrid after the low-volume XL1.
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