Volkswagen E-Golf
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British magazine Auto Express has conducted a full, head-to-head comparison test of the new Leaf with its most direct competitors: the Volkswagen eGolf, BMW i3s, and the European Renault Zoe
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VW e-Golf: Do its 3 modes do what electric-car drivers want?
Take any number of electric cars from different automakers for a brief test drive, and one thing will be abundantly clear: There’s not yet a norm for how EV powertrains are expected to behave. Some electric cars glide along when you lift off the accelerator, with little or no regenerative...
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VW e-Golf: Staying Connected With Car-Net Services, Smartphone App
Increasingly, buying or leasing a new car includes connectivity that extends well beyond the driver’s seat and the car’s cabin—to one’s smartphone and possibly even smartwatch. And electric cars are the type of vehicles for which these capabilities can be especially well put...
Bengt Halvorson -
Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock Discuss VW Electric Cars In New Ad (In German)
Volkswagen goes where no one has gone before in a new ad.
Stephen Edelstein -
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf Price To Start At $36,265, Top Trim Level Only
The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf electric car will be priced from $36,265, VW announced this morning. And the first battery-electric car ever offered in the U.S. by Volkswagen will be offered only in the very top Golf trim level, the SEL Premium model. The 2015 e-Golf goes on sale in November at selected...
John Voelcker -
2015 VW e-Golf, 2016 Audi A3 e-tron Get Carbon Offset Program, Offer Of Home-Solar Systems
Audi and Volkswagen will undertake a carbon offset program to negate emissions.
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The BMW i3's styling has been divisive since its launch earlier this year but one thing that most agree on is its abilities--it's among the best electric cars yet. When Volkswagen launches its e-Golf though, BMW will face tough competition--and worldwide, the Nissan Leaf is still a best-selling electric car. German magazine Auto Bild has now compared all three together--and the result is more or less as you might expect. Comparing a BMW with its more humble (and more conventional) equivalents isn't as pointless as you'd think, either. While it's the most expensive on test, at 36,310 Euros...
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2015 Volkswagen e-Golf: Drive Report, First U.S. Sale Details
The 2015 Volkswagen e-Golf is the German maker's first production electric car to be offered for sale in the U.S. On sale late this year, it adds a plug-in electric powertrain option to the all-new seventh generation of the classic Golf five-door hatchback, now celebrating its 40th birthday. While...
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2015 Volkswagen E-Golf Electric Car Preview And Live Photos: 2013 L.A. Auto Show
This morning, we got all the details on the new Volkswagen e-Golf electric car, ahead of its debut next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The E-Golf is a battery-electric version of the all-new seventh-generation VW Golf, which will go on sale in the U.S. next spring as a 2015 model. The electric...
John Voelcker