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Separate names with a comma. After the E-Up now the E-Golf. Footage from e-Golf assembly at VW plant in Wolfsburg. 1:33 they still manage to make the electric drive train look bulky and ugly with lots of protruding hoses and stuff. Footage from e-Golf assembly at VW plant in Wolfsburg. 1:33 they still manage to make the electric drive train look bulky and ugly with lots of protruding hoses and stuff. I thought the same about the Mercedes B Class Electric Drive assembly video someone posted. Probably an artifact of building the electric version in-between the gas version on the same assembly line. Both the design of chassis and the flow of the assembly line dictates the electric drivetrain closely resemble a gasoline drivetrain. It's a shame they didn't have this out in May. I would have had one instead of the Focus Electric. Oh, how I want a eVW.

And the Golf is about the perfect form factor vehicle. Rifleman Now owns 2 Model S's! This looks like it could be a good middle ground between the leaf and the B class. Its a shame they did not go with a slightly larger battery, even 5 kWh more would make a big difference in usability for this class of vehicle. 427ft lbs of torque! Super fun little car, and cheap! The Fiat 500e was also fun, but both were too small (2 kids in car seats). The Focus EV was the closest to the size I'm used to, but that battery takes up half the hatch space. The leaf was too rental car feeling with squishy pedals and frankly it's fugly. The E-golf offers a lot more selectable driving modes that all these cars, has some newer tech, very practical cargo space, and well, it's a Golf! I currently own a 2008 4 door GTI and a 2004 R32.

So I'm very used to the golf in it's more performance forms(not that the E-golf is a performance car). But I will be selling the GTI for a commuter car, and the E-golf fills that spot just right. My commute is only 15 miles one way from South SF to the Presidio, and if needed there are charge stations at work. One thing to consider is that the eGolf doesn't have active battery temperature management. Without this I wouldn't buy the car. I would only lease. That way you don't end up with a worthless battery 3 years down the line. I bought both the Focus Electric and the Model S. But I still am weary of non-temperature-managed batteries. One thing to consider is that the eGolf doesn't have active battery temperature management. Without this I wouldn't buy the car. I would only lease. That way you don't end up with a worthless battery 3 years down the line.

I bought both the Focus Electric and the Model S. But I still am weary of non-temperature-managed batteries. VW has an 8 year warranty on the battery just like Tesla and I live in San Francisco, so I'm not worried. Besides if folks in Norway are eating these things up like mad, (nearly 1000 on the road since March) then I can't imagine that temp is an issue. SF temps are pretty mild all year round and it'll be in a garage when parked 90% of the time. No plans to take it to the snow (that's what my R32 is for) and not on long trips (minivan). Just commuting to work and running errands and picking up the kids (90% of my driving). All well within it's 70-100 mile range. Plus the golf lets YOU control the driving style, which will come in handy on all those SF hills.