Compared to its predecessor, the 2017 e-Golf offers an improved range, more power and new features.
For 2017, Volkswagen is using a new lithium-ion battery whose energy capacity has been increased from 24.2 kWh to 35.8 kWh.
The new battery increases the range by about 50 percent, with the aim of a driving range of up to 200km on a single charge.
The 7.2 kW on-board charger is now standard on both SE and SEL Premium trims, which enables the battery to be fully charged in less than six hours at a traditional charging station.
When equipped with DC Fast Charging (optional on SE, standard on SEL Premium), the battery can be charged to 80 percent within an hour at a DC fast charging station.
The electric motor has been upgraded as well.
It now develops 134 horsepower, which is 19hp more than the first version of the e-Golf.
At the same time, the maximum torque of the electric motor has been boosted to 290NM.
The 2017 e-Golf offers new, high-tech features like the fully digital and interactive Volkswagen Digital Cockpit.
With this optional system, all instruments—including specific e-Golf instruments such as the power meter—are virtually implemented on the 12.3-inch color screen.
There are different information profiles which change the type of information displayed and the graphics in certain areas.
Information can be integrated on driving, navigation and assistance functions and display phone contact images or album cover art.
The available Discover Pro infotainment system trim has a large 9.2-inch glass display with a completely new design.
For the first time in a Golf, it is possible to individually configure the home screen.
In addition, the innovative gesture control system, first debuted at CES 2015, is planned to become reality in the next two years for the U.S. market.
Gesture control works in a wide variety of menus.
All it takes is a hand swipe gesture to move the horizontally arranged menu items to the left or right, allowing the user to navigate through the main menu, change radio stations, or skip to the next song.
In future, the e-Golf will be produced at the facility in Dresden, Saxony, in addition to the main Golf plant in Wolfsburg.
Volkswagen is converting the Transparent Factory in Dresden into a production facility again.
From April 2017, the new e-Golf is to be produced there.
A year ago, the Transparent Factory was converted into a “showcase for e-mobility and digitalization” for visitors and customers.
More than 40 exhibits and vehicles currently give a glimpse of the future of mobility in an interactive, entertaining way.
Since then, over 75,000 people have visited the facility.
