Volkswagen – electric mobility in SA

Volkswagen has just announced its first steps towards electric mobility in South Africa. The e-Golf project will make six fully electric Golfs available for testing by the media, selected dealers in Gauteng, the Western Cape and VW employees.

The intention is to gain insight into the varying experiences. The e-Golfs will be used as shuttles and courtesy cars.

“At Volkswagen, we want to democratise electric mobility, and that is why the e-Golf pilot project is a key initiative for the brand. With the help of our dealers, we want to get as many South Africans as possible to drive and experience an electric vehicle, as this is the future of our brand,” said Mike Glendinning, sales and marketing director for Volkswagen Group South Africa.

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The e-Golf pilot project is the first step of a three-phase approach which will pave the way for Volkswagen to include electric vehicles in its future product portfolio in South Africa. The second phase will be expanded to include a fleet of fully electric Volkswagen ID.3 vehicles from 2021.

The third and last phase of the electric mobility project will see the first fully electric Volkswagen vehicles available for sale to customers in South Africa from 2022.

Customers who want to be kept informed on Volkswagen’s electric mobility journey can sign up on the Volkswagen website: www.vw.co.za.