Good news eco-friendly motoring fans! The all-electric Volkswagen e-Golf goes on sale today here in Ireland and it looks pretty slick…
From today, 23 September, Irish car customers can place orders for the fully electric Volkswagen e-Golf, which is priced at €32,660 (including €5,000 SEAI Grant and €5,000 VRT Rebate).
The e-Golf will come as a welcome edition to the electric car fleet as customers now have the option of a car that isn’t a Tesla and yet still looks like a normal car – instead of some futuristic bumper car.
A standard 230-Volt, 2.3 kW supply, recharges the battery in 13 hours. The optional wallbox for home use provides 3.6 kW supply and can recharge a flat battery in eight hours. The wallbox is currently available at no cost, through ESB ecars. Through use of the e-Golf’s standard combined charging system (CCS) and a DC supply, the battery can be fully recharged (at levels of up to 40 kW) to 80 per cent capacity in just 35 minutes.
Acceleration from 0-100 km/h takes 10.4 seconds. By comparison the Golf BlueMotion, which is powered by a 1.6-litre turbodiesel engine with 110 PS and 250 Nm, takes 10.5 seconds. Top speed for the e-Golf is 140 km/h. Depending on driving style, charge level and ambient conditions, the e-Golf has a range of up to 190 km.
In Ireland, the e-Golf is available with five doors only, and in a single trim level based on the Golf Comfortline, with the addition of 2Zone climate control, front and rear parking sensors, e-specific ‘Astanta’ alloy wheels and Discover Pro satellite navigation, with an eight-inch colour touchscreen.
The car will be on display from this week and available for test drives in Frank Keane Volkswagen Long Mile Dublin, who will be the authorised e-Golf retailer for Ireland.
For more head over to Volkswagen.ie.
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