2015 VW e-Golf EPA-rated at 116 MPGe combined, 83-mile range
23 October 2014
Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced that the compact battery-electric 2015 e-Golf (earlier post) has been rated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 126 city, 105 highway, and 116 combined Miles per Gallon of Gasoline Equivalent (MPGe), and given a range of up to 83 miles.
EPA ratings for select EVs | ||||||
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2015 e-Golf | 2014 Ford Focus Electric | 2015 LEAF | 2014 Tesla Model S 85 | 2014 BMW i3 | ||
MPGe | City | 126 | 110 | 126 | 88 | 137 |
Highway | 105 | 99 | 101 | 90 | 111 | |
Combined | 116 | 105 | 114 | 89 | 124 | |
kWh/100 mi | City | 27 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 25 |
Highway | 32 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 30 | |
Combined | 29 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 27 |
The 2015 e-Golf is Volkswagen’s first fully electric vehicle for the US market. Although Volkswagen has sold more than 30 million Golf models worldwide, this is the first zero tailpipe emissions, fully electric version of the car.
The e-Golf adds a compact electric motor and lithium-ion battery (built in-house at Volkswagen’s Braunschweig, Germany facility) to the Golf’s sporty Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) platform. The e-Golf has a 7.2 kW onboard charger as standard equipment, enabling the EV’s battery to be recharged in any of three ways.
With the installation of the optional 240-volt wallbox, charging the battery can take less than four hours. The e-Golf also offers a charging cable that can plug into any standard 110/120-volt electrical socket and charge the battery in roughly 20 hours. In addition, the e-Golf comes equipped with a standard Combined Charging System (CCS) which allows the car to use the SAE standard DC fast charging infrastructure (at select stations), bringing the battery’s state of charge to 80 percent in about 30 minutes.
The e-Golf will go on sale at participating dealerships in select states in November, starting at $35,445 (plus $820 destination and handling). The SEL Premium model features an extensive list of standard equipment, including a 7.2kW onboard charger, touchscreen navigation system, leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel, dual-zone automatic climate control, and LED headlights.
This table says a lot about German engineering. Both the BMW and WV electrics consume less energy and have higher mpge than the American and Japanese e-cars.
Tesla is the only e-car (on that list) with lower energy consumption and higher mpge in City traffic than on Highway. Is it because of its larger weight, drive drain configuration or lack of braking energy recovery or all three?
The lighter weight BMW is the champion.
Posted by: HarveyD | 23 October 2014 at 11:42 AM