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With the Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion Concept - the purely electrically powered version of the most successful European car ever built - Volkswagen is forging new ties to the era of electric mobility. More noticeably than on today's modern petrol or diesel engines, the maximum range of an electric car is severely reduced when its maximum power is demanded frequently. The concept car's 30 battery modules - consisting of 180 lithium-ion cells (energy capacity: 26.5 kWh) - were installed in spaces adapted to the vehicle architecture. They can be found in the floor of the bootspace (fully usable cargo capacity: 275 litres), under the rear bench seat and in the centre tunnel of the underbody (between the front seats). A separate air cooling system ensures a constant thermal environment in the battery compartment. The battery modules weigh a total of 315 kilograms. The driver can see how much energy is being demanded by the "electric pedal" at any given moment on the kW gauge (replaces the classic tachometer); drivers strive to keep the kW reading as low as possible practically intuitively.
A range indicator is also integrated in this round instrument. The speedometer, located on the right side as usual, integrates another small gauge that provides information on the battery charge state. A new feature is the display of regeneration intensity in the multifunction display between the kW instrument and the speedometer. In battery regeneration, the driver has the option of pre-setting the braking energy recovery strategy over four stages (D to D3) via the automatic gearshift lever or gearshift paddles on the steering wheel. In addition, an active driving profile can be set; this lets the driver select priorities in advance: between maximum range, maximum comfort and maximum dynamics. The selected profile then pre-configures the power of the electric motor, air conditioning control, maximum speed and battery regeneration strategy. 85 kW of power is available; in this mode the Golf blue-e-motion can attain the specified top speed of 135 km/h. When the driver activates the "Normal" mode, power is reduced to 65 kW and top speed is lowered to 115 km/h. 50 kW; in this case, the car can reach a maximum speed of 105 km/h. At the same time, the air conditioning system is completely deactivated.
The selected profile is shown in the multifunction display. The Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion is charged via a plug connector behind the folding VW logo on the radiator grille. A pictogram of a plug connector in the multifunction display indicates that the charging cable is correctly inserted and locked. During active charging an LED also flashes in the charge state indicator, and the charge level shown in the indicator is continually updated. All key primary and secondary drive components were integrated in the front engine compartment. In arriving at this design, developers applied experience they had gained in numerous design studies. As in the Up! Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion. Core components of the integral drive are the lightweight 80 kg electric motor together with a transmission and differential. Energy management is handled by a high-voltage pulse-controlled inverter that is integrated in the compact integral drive - along with the 12 Volt electrical system's DC/DC converter and charging module.
That鈥檚 why we talk with the interior guys; it鈥檚 teamwork. Q: How does the T-Roc compare with other models in the Volkswagen range? A: It鈥檚 a bold car, but every car has its own character, its own personality. The T-Roc has its own compact cabin, fast shape, really low belt line. It鈥檚 different from the Tiguan, for instance. The Tiguan has a three-window design; it鈥檚 a bit more upright. The Touareg is something else. The T-Roc is the youngest one. It had to be the most agile one. This is how we start - they have to have their own character. Q: There are lots of customisation colours and trims. Which are your favourite options? A: I really love the combination of black roof and orange paintwork. I think it鈥檚 a really amazing look. Q: Finally, can you sum up the T-Roc from a design point of view? A: The T-Roc is a car for everywhere. You can take it to the jungle, you can take it to the city. You can drive it alone or with your family. It鈥檚 really functional - it鈥檚 a true lifestyle product.
It is also shown at various auto expositions, such as its trip to Pebble Beach in 2010, featured in the video below. Sign in or sign up and post using a HubPages Network account. 0 of 8192 characters usedPost CommentNo HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. 2 years ago from Lancashire. A brilliant hub. The story of Little Bastard is frightening. I wonder how much Little Bastard inspired Stephen King's Christine. I don't recall hearing about any other 'haunted cars' before the JD's Spyder. Your write up is very good for both fans of cars and fans of celebrities and i am the one of them. My husband works for a classic car insurance company and before then, neither of us had taken much thought to classic cars. Now we notice them everywhere we go! Steve McQueen's Jaguar is my favourite of these stars cars.
