Next-Generation Volkswagen Golf Will Be Battery Electric
As Volkswagen moves forward with its transition to electric cars, there is a question about whether the Golf name will endure.
As Volkswagen moves forward with its transition to electric cars, there is a question about whether the Golf name will endure.
Volkswagen is working on an electric urban car that will sell for around 20,000 euros and may be known as a Golf. A GTI version is possible.
Volkswagen has been criticized for sending unfinished electric cars on to the streets of Denmark in order to save billions in climate fines from the EU, leaving buyers of Volkswagen’s major electric car venture, the ID.3, experiencing massive problems with the vehicle. I’m sure VW will sort this out soon … [continued]
These are truly historic times in the German automotive market, with the plugin vehicle market now owning one third of the total market in terms of new sales. With the chip crisis still raging, disruption is the order of the day, and one can say that anything goes right now … [continued]
Update: It should be noted that electric cars are much, much more energy efficient than gas-powered or diesel-powered cars. The most efficient cars on the market are all 100% battery-electric cars. The comparison below explores the energy efficiency of various electric cars for those who are focused on or interested … [continued]
The German plugin vehicle market scored over 54,000 registrations last month, a 12% improvement year over year (YoY), an impressive performance considering the overall market crashed 35%. As a result, last month’s plugin share ended at 30% (17% BEV). The yearly plugin vehicle share of the market stayed at 24% (12% … [continued]
It has been in the works for a while, and you may remember Kit Lacey from eDub Services talking about this VW Golf Mk2 conversion in his warehouse tour earlier this year — now it’s here! Being old enough to have driven the original Golf Mk1 GTI and having owned … [continued]
The German plugin vehicle market scored over 56,000 registrations last month, a 36% improvement year over year (YoY), an amazing performance, especially considering the overall market was down 26%. As a result, last month’s plugin share ended at 29% (17% BEV). The yearly plugin vehicle market share was up to 24% (12% … [continued]
Volkswagen ID.3 beats Tesla Model 3 in August in Germany
The German plugin vehicle market scored over 55,000 registrations last month, with both plugin powertrains slowing down their growth (+52% year over year for BEVs and +58% year over year for PHEVs, compared with 185% and 182% respectively in the 2021 tally). As a result, last month’s plugin share ended … [continued]