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Herbert Ruholl, Volkswagen’s Head of Technical Projects Management, e-Vehicles, has an answer for critics of the hitherto slow progress of battery development: “We expect the next generation of lithium-ion batteries in 2016 to show an improvement in energy density of 30-40%. At present we have a capacity of 24.2 kW·h; we anticipate this will rise to 33-36 kW·h, which means the range of the e-Golf can be expected to reach at least 250 km.”
VW’s new e-Golf may lead the way to lithium-air power - SAE InternationalThat was fine in Berlin, where VW chose to launch the car (in good weather and moderately heavy traffic flows) and caused no range anxiety as the e-Golf’s sat-nav system guided this editor along a convoluted route that took in the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, and the former Checkpoint Charlie East-West crossing point.
Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) takes 10.2 s and top speed is 140 km/h (87 mph). Battery nominal capacity is 24.2 kW·h. Using the effects of regenerative braking, which has four modes, it was possible to decelerate safely with seldom use of the brake pedal.
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In terms of design, packaging, and power controls’ experience, the e-Golf is seen as a significant step towards a far more acceptable and less costly alternative energy solution. It will be joined later this year by a plug-in hybrid version designated GTE, with 1.4-L turbocharged TSI 110-kW (148-hp) gasoline power unit and a 75-kW electric motor positioned between engine and gearbox. The GTE is expected to achieve a 950-km (590-mi) range, some 50 km (31 mi) of which will be in pure electric mode. Official CO2 emissions are expected to be 35 g/km.
