bagwell

Today, Volkswagen unveiled its production-ready e-Golf, a vehicle that will have its world premier alongside the VW e-Up! next month in Frankfurt, Germany.

The electric Golf is based on latest Golf platform, but its electric drivetrain seems to be fairly similar to early Golf blue-e-motion prototypes.

The production e-Golf still utilizes an 85 kW / 114 HP electric motor with 270 Nm (199 pound-feet) of torque and a single speed transmission.

According to VW, the e-Golf will go 0-100 kph (62 mph) in a leisurely 10.4 seconds.

Maximum speed for this front-wheel drive, five-seat car is limited to 140 kph (87 mph).

The production e-Golf is equipped with 24.2 kWh li-ion battery pack that, together with the motor and gearbox, were developed and are made in-house by Volkswagen in Germany.

Range in NEDC should be about 190 km (less in real life of course – think 75 miles on the EPA). On average (in NEDC) e-Golf will consume 12.7 kWh per 100 km (62 miles).

For now, we know that e-Golf (like e-Up!) will have two driving modes (“Eco”, “Eco+”) and four “easy to activate” regenerative braking modes (“D1”, “D2”, “D3” and “B”).

Both new VW electric cars will have the option (probably not standard in base versions) to quick charge in about 30 minutes to 80% via DC CCS (aka combo plug). Charging times for the on-board charger haven’t been disclosed yet.

Volkswagen is saying that both models will be attractively equipped:

“Standard features: automatic climate control with parking heater and ventilation, radio-navigation system, windscreen heating, LED daytime running lights and, in the e-Golf, the Volkswagen brand’s first use of LED headlights.”

In summary, it seems that Volkswagen made the e-Golf to be close to Nissan LEAF in terms of range, battery pack size, speed and acceleration. Yes, VW seems to be behind the times here. Oh well, at least VW is getting on board now.

Pricing information has not yet been released.
http://insideevs.com/volkswagen-unve...uction-e-golf/

bagwell

personally, I would've liked to see closer to a 100 mile range nice Nissan isn't exactly killing it with Leaf sales....but at least VW is in the game (altho late).

Hoovey689

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Hot damn another EV! Seems a new one pops up everyday!

bagwell

Both EVs are powered by lithium-ion batteries and electric motors, giving the e-Up! a range of 99 miles while the e-Golf will be able to go 118 miles on a single charge. The e-Golf sports 114 horsepower and 199 lb-ft of torque from its electric motor, allowing it to accelerate to 62 mph from a standstill in 10.4 seconds. Compared to the e-Up!, the e-Golf has a longer range thanks to its higher-capacity 24.2-kWh lithium-ion battery. According to the German automaker, the e-Golf’s top speed will be limited to 87 mph.

As for the e-Up!, the three-door hatch features an 18.7-kWh lithium-ion battery and has an electric motor that generates 81 horsepower and 155 lb-ft of torque. Its top speed will be limited to 81 mph and it will go 0-62 in 12.4 seconds. Volkswagen bragged that the e-Up! is the “efficiency world champion,” using just 11.7 kWh every 61 miles.

Both electric vehicles feature a trio of driving modes: Normal, Eco, and ECO+. As for charge times, the e-Up! can get a full charge from a standard 230-volt within nine hours, while the e-Golf will take around 13 hours. An optional wall box charger will speed things up to six hours for the e-Up! and eight hours for the e-Golf. Of course there’s also a quick charge option using an optional combined charging system with a DC power supply. Through that, both vehicles can go from empty to 80 percent in 30 minutes.

The e-Up! and the e-Golf will launch in Europe in Spring 2014 and will head to North America and Asia later in 2014 or early 2015.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...otor-show.html