85 kW and 270 Nm. The e-Golf is powered by an 85 kW / 115 hp electric motor. The synchronous motor, with the internal designation EEM 85, develops an impressive maximum torque of 270 Nm from a standstill. This results in top performance figures. The Volkswagen reaches a speed of 60 km/h within 4.2 seconds, and the e-Golf can sprint to 100 km/h in just 10.4 seconds. A fascinating factor here is its drive-off performance, which is extremely comfortable and totally free of any lag time. On the motorway, the car's tops out at 140 km/h, electronically limited.
Made in Germany. The high-performance 12,000-rpm motor and new single-speed gearbox (EQ 270) with integrated differential and mechanical parking brake, also developed by Volkswagen, form a compact modular unit. The motor/gearbox unit is made at the Volkswagen components plant in Kassel, Germany.
Up to 190 km on a single battery charge. Depending on the route profile, driving style and payload, the driving range is between 130 and 190 kilometres; this range may be reduced at very low outdoor temperatures. However, a newly developed optional heat pump ensures good driving range in the winter as well. Offered as an add-on module to the electric heating (high-voltage heater) and electric air conditioning compressor, the heat pump recovers heat from the ambient air and the heat given off by the drive system components. This significantly reduces the high-voltage heater's electric power consumption. When the heat pump is used, this increases the driving range of the e-Golf by over 30 per cent in wintery weather compared to a conventional heating system.