Blue E-Motion
During the official launch of Germany’s National Electronic Mobility Platform (NEMP) held in Berlin, Volkswagen showcased its Golf blue E-motion vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Markel. The NEMP is the government initiative of Germany to lead the market of electric mobility with its goal of putting 1 million electronic vehicles on the streets.
The Gold blue e-motion and its technical sibling the Jetta blue e-motion will begin sales by 2013. This is after the debut of the Up blue e-motion, Volkswagen’s newly released city driving EV. During the same time, the Lavida blue e-motion will be launched in China. According to Volkwagen, it intends to lead the electric mobility niche by 2018. This will be possible with best sellers like the Golf blue e-motion.
The Golf blue e-motion will be powered by an 85 kW, 270 Nm electric motor paired with an electric engine compartment in front of the vehicle. For driving power, the electricity will be stored in a 26.5 kW li-ion battery pack. The top speed of the Golf is 140 kilometers per hour.
This range already meets the needs of most commuters in Germany. According to the Federal Statistics Office, six out of ten people who work in their offices drive cars. On an average scale, 45.8% of this statistic commute for less than 10 kilometers. Another 45.8% of these commuters drive 10 to 25 km, and the remaining 16.2% drive over 25km. The VW Golf has these covered. The Golf can also “sail” to improve its driving range.