Electric Golf is an exceptionally smooth and effortless way of traveling, with the bonus of surprisingly fluid handing. Only tyre noise spoils the party The Volkswagen e-Golf is the second alternative-fuel Golf model to be launched by VW; the first being the Golf TGI which has twin fuel tanks for compressed natural gas.The e-Golf will soon be followed the third model, the diesel-battery hybrid Volkswagen Golf GTE, which arrives in the UK later this summer.Up until now, the decision to build a battery-powered car seemed to lead inevitably to a decision to make it as distinctive as possible. Volkswagen’s first mass-production battery-powered model is, in stark contrast, virtually indistinguishable from its internal combustion engined sister models.When it comes to powertrain diversity, VW is now reaping the rewards of the new globe-spanning MQB architecture. The modular underpinnings can accommodate petrol, diesel, gas, hybrid and pure electric drivetrains and, according to the company, these very different models can be built on the same production line.
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