We first had a look at an electric Volkswagen Golf back in September last year, where we tested out the Volkswagen Golf Blue-E-Motion prototype, which was based on the Mk6. That one had an electric motor that could put out a peak of 85kW (115 PS) and 270Nm, and it could go 150km thanks to its lithium ion battery, which installation reduced boot space from 350L to 238L.
Of course that was a prototype. With the Mk7, the electric Volkswagen Golf becomes a production reality, and will make its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. We don't know yet when we can buy it, but that info will be announced eventually.
The e-Golf alongside its A-segment sibling the e-up!
The stats are rather familiar - the production Mk7 Volkswagen e-Golf also has an electric motor that can do 115 PS and 270Nm. Volkswagen says 100km of mileage in an e-Golf will cost you 3.30 Euros, based on the current 0.258 Euro per kWh price for electricity in Germany as of 31st July 2013.
Other than the electric motor, the e-Golf also gets bespoke headlamps which are LED-powered, the first use of LED headlamps in a production Volkswagen car. We only know these few bits of info at the moment, and as you can see we only have a limited amount of photos to show you, but we expect to give you the full details nearer to its Frankfurt debut.
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