Volkswagen Golf Blue-E-Motion
Concept:
First
Look
Jay Williams - 05/May/2010
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Volkswagen
Golf Blue-E-Motion Concept
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Wolfsburg, Berlin -
Volkswagen showcased its latest in electric car technology when they
unveiled the Golf blue-e-motion concept car in a ceremonial
presentation for the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel.
Volkswagen plans to forge a place in the era of
electric mobility with this pure electric drive version of its Golf.
In 2013, after the debut of the Up blue-e-motion (a new city
specialist), the Golf blue-e-motion and the technically closely-related
Jetta blue-e-motion will be launched on the market.
The Golf blue-e-motion concept is powered by an
electric motor integrated in the engine compartment in front, and its
power of 85 kW / 115 PS drives the car silently. Like all electric
motors, the motor used in the Golf also outputs a very high maximum
torque (270 Newton-meter) right from a standing start. The electricity for
driving the electric motor is stored in a lithium-ion battery with a
capacity of 26.5 kilowatt-hours.
Volkswagen say that the Golf blue-e-motion concept
has a driving range of up to 150 kilometres. However, the
specific range depends on driving style and factors such as use of the
air conditioning and heating system.
Driven by a single-gear gearbox, the electric
engine has a top speed of 140 km/h. The car weights 1,544kg which would
explain the 11.8 seconds to go from 0-100km/h.
The German company is expected to build up to 500
units for internal testing before the production ready model goes on
sale in showrooms in 2013.
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