Volkswagen e-Golf Details Emerge
Volkswagen has come out with details of their e-Golf concept. VW has finally jumped into the ring of alternative fuels by presenting their lithium-ion battery engine concept, to be placed in most of their popular models like Jetta and of course Golf. “e-Golf” as it’s being dubbed will be the first vehicle to receive the EV technology by the German Auto Maker.
The e-Golf is propelled by an 85-kilowatt electric motor integrated with a single speed transmission and differential. The motor produces 199 pound-feet of torque from zero rpm which is sufficient to accelerate the Golf to 62 mph in 11.8 seconds. An air cooled 26.5 kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery pack is mounted under the rear seat and cargo floor and center tunnel. VW claims the Golf can go about 93 miles on a charge.
The consumer fleet test will allow Volkswagen to gather real world data before it launches three production EVs in 2013. The first production model with be the Up blue-e-motion city car followed by the next generation Golf blue-e-motion and finally the Jetta blue-e-motion.
Source: AutoBlog
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