2014 VOLKSWAGEN e-Golf 24 kWh (115 HP)

Vehicle Overview

The quest for eco-friendly cars led more and more car-manufacturers to invest and produce electric vehicles. In 2014 Volkswagen tried to overtake the competition and installed an electric motor in a Golf.

After the Dieselgate scandal, where Volkswagen had to pay billions of dollars to the American buyers, it had to do something to clean its image. The best choice was an electric lineup. There was not enough time to research and launch a completely new electric model. Instead, it took an electric motor and a battery pack and installed them in an electric Volkswagen Golf, named e-Golf.

Few details showed the fact that the e-Golf was an electric car. First, of course, it didn’t have an exhaust. But some cars concealed it under the bumper. But the most important is at the front, where, a daytime running light shaped like two big C letters were present on the lower part of the bumper. Regardless of the color of the car, the e-Golf featured a blue line that went across the front and inside the headlights. The electric Golf was available with exclusively LED lights.

Inside, the first detail that revealed the electric mobility was the lack of a tachometer. An energy gauge was placed instead of that, showing how much energy was needed to accelerate or the recuperation factor.

The MQB platform used for the Golf was designed to accommodate electric motors as well as internal combustion engines. Due to this, the e-Golf featured the battery pack under the rear seats, without compromising the interior room or the trunk space. The car featured three driving modes: a normal mode, a balanced mode, and an eco mode.