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| | | | | | |  | Wayne Cunningham
Senior editor | | | | | VW eGolf on the road
Volkswagen shipped a fleet of 20 eGolfs, the electric car it expects to sell in 2014, over to the U.S. last week, and gave CNET an opportunity to drive one. It was a very short drive, so in no way was this a comprehensive review, but my time in the car revealed some of the finer details of how the electric Volkswagen will work. Most impressive from my experiences in other electric cars was how light the eGolf felt. Volkswagen also lets the driver choose from four different levels of brake regeneration using steering-wheel paddles, a feature that should intrigue hypermilers. Otherwise, the specifications for the eGolf are fairly typical of current electric cars, but maybe Volkswagen will learn enough from these fleet trials to tweak the performance by 2014.
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 | Comment of the week: the right car for the job |  | | | |  | | | I have been driving a Lexus GS hybrid since mid-2006...Had I not bought this car I would have purchased the V8 version of the GS or something very comparable from another car maker. The gas-electric powerplant in the GS Hybrid provides about 40 - 50 percent better mileage than the same car with a V8, 19 - 21 strictly city, 29 - 30 strictly highway, and 22 - 25 mixed. Sure I could have gotten better mileage from a Prius or VW TDI, but that isn't really a relevant consideration. The issue is could I have done better with another vehicle that met all my other criteria for performance, luxury, capacity, etc. A different but relevant example: A Prius would get better mileage than my old F-150 too, but it couldn't haul 2500 lbs of cordwood. (well, not more than once) Read full quote |  | | | | Posted by "TSki" on Prestige hybrids: Luxury cars with electric boost | | Popular reviews | | | | Car Tech Live | | | |  | |
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