The smart and stylish up! is a great urban vehicle and in electric-powered form makes even more sense. Total freedom from congestion charging is combined with peppy performance, plus you get electric windows, climate control and tinted rear glass. Leather-trim steering wheel, smartphone interface and the up’s sharkskin upper dash make for a cabin you’ll be happy to spend time in.
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The all-new e-Golf, due 2018, bridges the gap between the 100-mile range of the e-up! and the hybrid models, with a smooth, silent electric motor delivering a range of up to 186 miles per charge. More and more workplaces, public car parks and filling stations now feature fast chargers so the future’s looking bright for early e-adopters! Contact your retailer sales staff to be updated as this model nears launch.
Responsible, low-emissions driving doesn’t have to be dull. The GTE stands alongside the petrol GTi and diesel GTD as a hybrid Golf performance vehicle. Drive on electric power in town, use both electric and petrol engines for full overtaking performance and switch to petrol on longer journeys – all modes are accomplished smoothly and automatically. And you can always press the GTE button to liberate the full power of electric motor and TSI engine combined, for maximum grin factor. Available with the Advance enhanced package of Marseille allow wheels and rear tinted windows.
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The high performance plug-in hybrid packed with extras. The GTE Advance comes with even more features including the Discover Navigation touch-screen navigation/radio system with Car-Net ‘Guide and Inform’. Building upon the impressive Composition Media system found in the GTE, the additional features enable you to easily manage not only your music, but also navigation data and a broad range of vehicle information.
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The two plug-in hybrid Passat models offer refinement, space, power and generous equipment levels, along with the potential for zero-emissions motoring for around 30 miles, well within most people’s regular daily journey cycles. With electric only, electric plus petrol and petrol only, it’s like owning three cars – each perfectly suited to its environment. Total range is around 660 miles, 0-62mph takes just 7.4 seconds and an advanced infotainment system including Car-Net keeps you informed, connected and entertained.
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The government’s recent announcement that no more fossil fuel-powered cars will be sold in the UK from 2040 has put fresh impetus into electric and hybrid sales. That’s still a long time away, however the rapid progress of battery and charging technology now gives plug-in electric cars improved range and makes them more economical and cost efficient than ever. Take a close look at our Volkswagen electric and hybrid range, from the city friendly electric e-up! and new Golf GTE performance hatch to Passat GTE, the high performance executive hybrid.
Volkswagen offers two pure electric vehicles and two plug-in hybrids. Taking the electric-only models first, the e-up! Has a direct drive electric motor for zero-emissions driving at all times, with a range of 75-100 miles (depending on how much of its performance you exploit) making it ideal for city journeys and the average commute. The new e-Golf, due in 2018, will be more of a crossover between urban and intercity with a range of up to 186 miles and an impressive turn of speed.
If you need to travel faster or further on occasion, the two plug-in hybrids in the range offer the best options. The Golf GTE is unashamedly a performance Golf like the GTi or GTE, using the combined power of a 148bhp 1.4 TSI petrol engine and a 101bhp electric motor to deliver sub 8s 0-62mph times. The Passat GTE, being a bigger car, has a 154bhp 1.4 TSI and 114bhp electric motor for a combined power of 215bhp. The big advantage of both is that they’re plug-in hybrids; so you can charge up at home or the office and travel smoothly and silently for around 30 miles on electric power alone, saving money and the environment. Yet if you do need to tackle a longer journey there’s no range anxiety to combat – petrol power takes over and you can fill up in minutes wherever you are.