WOLFSBURG: VW has announced that the latest-generation plug-in electric Golf will come with an EPA-estimated range of 200km when it goes on sale in the United States this spring.
That's a 50% improvement on the outgoing model yet as well as going further, the new Golf should be able to get there more quickly thanks to a revised electric motor that offers 134hp (up from 115hp in the old model).
Despite a more potent motor, the car can go further on a single charge because of improved and more efficient battery chemistry. And even though 200km is still some way off the range of a Chevrolet Bolt or a Tesla, VW's latest car will come with a 7.2 kW on-board charger as standard in higher trim specification models and this will allow the battery to recharge completely in under six hours at a 240-volt charging station.
With the optional DC charger the car can top up its batteries by 80% in under an hour at a DC fast-charging station.
