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Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-in Hybrid Makes UK Debut At The Gadget Show Live

Golf-GTEVisitors to the Gadget Show Live at the NEC in Birmingham next week will be the first in the UK to see the new Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid, which mixes the dynamics of a GTI with the emissions and economy of an electric car.

Also on display on the Volkswagen stand at the show which covers the very best in tech from over 200 exhibitors will be the record-breaking 313 mpg XL1 super-efficient vehicle and the fully electric e-up!. What’s more, show-goers will have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the e-up!, which is available for short, accompanied test-drives.

The Golf GTE, which made its world debut just last month at the Geneva Motor Show, combines petrol and electric motors to produce 204 PS and giving a theoretical range of 580 miles.  It is driven by two engines: a 1.4-litre 150 PS TSI direct-injection petrol engine and a 102 PS electric motor. Together, they produce power of 204 PS and torque of 350 Nm (258 lbs ft).  Using both engines, the Golf GTE can sprint from zero to 62 mph in 7.6 seconds and on to 138 mph, and it can still hit 81 mph on electric power alone.  Yet it returns a combined cycle figure of 188 mpg and CO2 emissions of 35 g/km.

In pure electric mode (activated at the press of a button), the Golf GTE can travel up to 31 miles.  Electric power can also be saved – for example when driving to a zero-emissions zone. In electric mode, the GTE is capable of speeds of 81 mph.

Visually, the Golf GTE combines elements of the fully electric e-Golf and Golf GTI, with C-shaped LED daytime running lights and aerodynamic horizontal ‘fins’. Where the GTI features red, the GTE has blue accents, including across the grille and into the headlights.

The GTE also has an e-manager which allows the driver to preset vehicle charging, as well as interior cooling or heating.  These functions can be operated remotely using the Car-Net app on a smartphone; a three-year subscription will be included as standard in the UK

With its low, sleekly aerodynamic teardrop shape, the Volkswagen XL1 looks like a vision of the future, yet it is entering limited production.  From a combination of its two-cylinder turbodiesel engine and electric motor, the XL1 returns a simply staggering 313 mpg, and emits just 21 g/km.  Its bodywork and structure consists largely of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer. The XL1 doesn’t have door mirror, instead using wind-cheating pencil-thin cameras, and the doors to its two-seater cabin open upwards, like those of a supercar.

The e-up! is every bit as practical as its petrol-powered city car siblings, yet its fully electric drivetrain means it produces no tailpipe emissions, and operates smoothly and silently.  On sale now, the e-up! is packed with technology, from a removable navigation and entertainment system to a laser-operated city emergency braking system. These, like the luxurious heated seats, heated front windscreen, electronic climate control and DAB radio all come as standard.

All three vehicles – the Golf GTE, XL1 and e-up! – can be seen on the Volkswagen stand (GTE from Thursday 10th), with test drives available in the e-up!.

Apr 2, 2014Blagojce Krivevski
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Blagojce Krivevski is physicist and green technology lover. Keep in touch with Blagojce through his email, web site, Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Google+.

April 2, 2014 Electric Car News, Plug-in HybridsGolf GTE, Golf GTE PHEV, Golf GTE Plug-in hybrid, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf GTE, Volkswagen Golf GTE PHEV, Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-in hybrid
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