Volkswagen and car-sharing company Zipcar struck up an innovative partnership in 2016 which, in the two years since, has led thousands of Londoners to get behind the wheel of the petrol-electric Golf GTE or internal combustion-engined Polo. Now that choice of car will increase further, with a significant order from Zipcar for 325 all-electric e-Golfs. […]
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The Volkswagen Group has invested some €3 billion in “alternative” drive technologies over the past five years, and plans to triple this amount over the next five years, said CEO Matthias Müller at the company’s Annual General Meeting in Hanover. By our calculation three times €3 billion is about €15. billion. That’s a lot of money. “The
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It seem that the VW Group will not offer compensation to European customers who bought a diesel car with “cheat” software, taking a different tack from in the U.S. where the automaker will provide a goodwill package worth $1,000 to affected owners. In Europe, the automaker will tailor a package of measures to ensure that owners
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VW delivered the very first e-Golf to a new owner in the USA. The car was auctioned by VW and awarded to the highest bid. The three week auction saw Mr Bruce Oberg place the highest bid of $41,000. That’s a little more than the $36,265 base price. Bruce takes delivery of the White e-Golf
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Our friends at Green Car Reports drove an early e-Golf in Germany. They report a positive experience. Volkswagen e-Golf test drive, Berlin, March 2014 On sale late this year, it adds a plug-in electric power train option to the all-new seventh generation of the classic Golf five-door hatchback, now celebrating its 40th birthday.
Upcoming Volkswagen Golf Plug-In Hybrid To Be Dubbed GTE Model First, there were the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf and GTI models. Now, VW will offer a sporty-hatchback GT hybrid with the GTE name GTE stands for GT Electric, and it will be the badge worn by Volkswagen’s upcoming Golf plug-in hybrid model–distinct from “e-Golf,”
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Volkswagen e-Golf Following hot on the heels of the e-Up, the new zero-emission version of Europe’s perennial best seller is planned to go on sale in the UK this spring at a price, Volkswagen’s head of R&D Hans-Jakob Neusser suggests, will see it undercut the recently introduced BMW i3. Volkswagen has taken its time developing
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