Apr 1, 2022 - 04:46 pm

VW to recall 118,000 PHEVs with battery issues

Due to the risk of fire or possible electric shock in the event of a defective battery fuse, the Volkswagen Group has to recall around 118,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles of various brands worldwide.

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Aug 23, 2020 - 03:23 pm

Golf 8 PHEVs now on sale in select markets

VW brings two plug-in hybrid versions of the Golf, now in the eighth generation to dealerships, the Golf eHybrid and the new Golf GTE. The former develops 150 kW, the latter comes up to 180 kW.

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Oct 24, 2019 - 07:50 pm

Volkswagen presents Golf 8 with five hybrid versions

With the launch of the Golf 8, Volkswagen is sending its bestseller onto the road in five hybrid variants, without a single purely electric drive among them. Christoph M. Schwarzer has taken a detailed look at them all and asks if the Golf 8 will be the last of its kind.

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May 2, 2018 - 01:10 pm

Next-gen VW Golf to get mild-hybrid system

Volkswagen is taking a gentle approach so to speak when it comes to the electrification of the next Golf as the firm presents its latest 48-Volt mild-hybrid, calling it “the first step into the world of efficient electrified models.”

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