Volkswagen e-Golf charges into new era of electric cars

[marta]

That was the title of a recent article from AutoExpress UK

VOLKSWAGEN is expanding its seventh generation Volkswagen Golf beyond the Bluemotion 88mpg turbo-diesel with this e-Golf; a fully electric, plug-in variant.

They don't seem to expect it will be a large seller (although it isn't clear if this is just the UK they are talking about)

Unlike previous entrants to the electric vehicle market, which have targeted their cars at the “green” customer, Volkswagen is candidly claiming customers will choose the e-Golf for its low fuel and operating costs and the fact that it looks like any other Golf rather than an eco car.

For this reason VW also expects a significant proportion of e-Golf customers to be company car drivers, looking to keep both fuel and tax costs to a minimum.

In total, Volkswagen sells 65,000 Golfs a year, although the e-Golf is likely to add less than 1,000 sales to the annual Golf total.

Full Article Here: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style...-e-Golf-charges-into-new-era-of-electric-cars

 

[marta]

From the same article:

Logbook lowdown

Price: £25,845
Engine: Electric motor – 85kW (115bhp)
Power: 0 to 60mph in 10.4 seconds, 87mph top speed
Fuel economy: £3 per 100 miles
CO2 emissions: 0g/km
Rivals: BMW i3, Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, Vauxhall Ampera, Volkswagen Golf Bluemotion
Rating: 8/10