This concept called the Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion is powered by an electric motor producing 85 kW, which is about 115 PS. Torque is 270Nm across the entire rev range starting from zero revs, and top speed is around 140km/h (due to it having only 1 ratio) which is more than enough for regular driving. And yes, there’s not a single drop of fuel burned in this vehicle – it’s not a hybrid, but a pure electric vehicle.
500 units of the car will be manufactured next year for testing purposes, and full fledged production will happen in 2013 when the car will be launched together with the Jetta blue-e-motion and the Chinese market Lavida blue-e-motion. Volkswagen’s bet is to use bestseller bodies such as the Golf to launch its electric cars as they are already very familiar to consumers, which seems to be a completely different (but perhaps better) strategy from other manufacturers which are going for exclusively hybrid or exclusively electric bodies, such as the Leaf.
“Future electric cars give us enormous opportunities for reshaping mobility to be even more sustainable. When it comes to the environment, however, we must ensure that the energy used to operate these electric cars is produced from renewable sources. Since automotive manufacturers do not have any influence on the types of power plants that are built, the federal government must ensure that eco-friendly energy sources are utilised. Only then will we experience a genuine transition to a new era,” says Dr Martin Winterkorn, Volkswagen’s chairman.
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If proton do not capitalize on this to produce this e-Golf in Tg malim, it’s a real loss of opportunity for Malaysia.
Good economical car
What a wasted opportunity when P1 + DSZ in particular
thought he knew better on how to run
the automobile industry. aka “bodoh sombong”
Untll today with nothing to show but facelift of facelift models.
Electric is the way forward. Looks like VW is taking a big step towards
green technology. Hopefully VW will reconsider their previous offer to
have a JV with Proton.
Wake up Proton take advantage of the govt’s green energy initiative
by taking the lead . Look at it in a long term prospective and not
as a treat to Msia’s motoring industry. There are possible synergies
of a JV as well as penetrating the China mkt.
If the P1-VW talks are successful, it could spell a lot of good things for P1 without having to spend too much time or money. Unless of course the Car-tun wants to strengthen Thailand’s hold on the region’s automotive industry.
It’s because of Pride, and I wikied Pride.
Pride – One of The Seven Deadly Sins, (quite a lot to read…) Lucifer is the representative
“In almost every list Pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris, is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante’s definition was “love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one’s neighbour.” In Jacob Bidermann’s medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan. In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the penitents were forced to walk with stone slabs bearing down on their backs to induce feelings of humility.”
haha…LOL…proton is really car-tun in many ways…very ‘cartoon’ and Car-TunM…LOL…failed national project from failed mamak leader…