Global automakers are readying a new generation of mass-market electric cars with more than double the driving range of today’s Nissan Leaf, betting that technical breakthroughs by big battery suppliers such as LG Chem Ltd will jump-start demand and pull them abreast of Tesla Motors Inc. At least four major automakers — General Motors, Ford,
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
Three new car manufacturers have joined Go Ultra Low, the campaign to increase awareness of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) among British car buyers. Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have joined BMW, Nissan, Renault and Toyota to work with government to raise awareness of the benefits of ULEVs including low running costs and government incentives. Between them,
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
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
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
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
