Video Summary
- The electric package, including motor and battery management, fits inside the Mark 7 Golf.- The electric system occupies the same space as petrol or diesel systems.
- The e-Golf looks the same as a regular petrol or diesel Golf model.
- The experience of driving it reveals the differences.
- Volkswagen is working hard to fit the battery in the same space that the exhaust manifold, the gearbox and the petrol tank take up in the standard Golf
- The interior is the same as a standard golf.
- The car is very smooth.
- A heated windscreen.
- Driving the car is quiet.
- A Golf GTI plug-in hybrid model is coming.
- The Volkswagen launch will include a British Gas war box charger.
- A partnership with Ecotricity can supply electricity for electric-car owners on a special tariff.
- The VW e-Golf is more efficient in energy use.
- The price for the car is roughly in the same price range as the BMW i3.
- The realistic driving range is 90 to 100 miles.
- There are three settings to control the regenerative braking, providing varying levels of energy recapture.
- Car energy usage is estimated at 12 kilowatt-hours per 100 kilometers.
