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TESTDRIVING VOLKSWAGEN?S ELECTRIC GOLF. ?At 3358 pounds, the battery Golf weighs 452 pounds more th?

By Glenn Reynolds

TESTDRIVING VOLKSWAGEN’S ELECTRIC GOLF. “At 3358 pounds, the battery Golf weighs 452 pounds more than its diesel equivalent with a twin-clutch transmission. The motor punches out a healthy 114 hp and 199 pound-feet of torque to the front wheels. That’s enough to give it a top speed of 113mph, with 0 to 62 mph in 11.8 seconds. The bad news is the range is just 87 miles in the NEDC Combined driving cycle. After that you are in for an eight-hour wait if you recharge on a domestic US supply. If they ever arrive on the sidewalks, three-phase 50 kW fast-charge monsters will provide an 85 per cent top up in half an hour, but regular use of such rechargers will reduce the battery’s life.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on September 10, 2010 (boomark / email).