Volkswagen to launch e-Golf pilot project in

South Africa

Volkswagen has started its journey in electric mobility in South Africa by launching the e-Golf pilot project.

Volkswagen to launch e-Golf pilot project

The e-Golf pilot project has six fully electric vehicles and is tested by motoring and lifestyle media. Dealers and company employees making efforts to get valuable consumer insights by experiencing driving and living with an EV in South Africa.

With the help of the Volkswagen selected dealers in Gauteng and Western Cape the e-Golf pilot project is seeking customer awareness and education regarding electric vehicles.
The e-Golfs will be used as shuttles and courtesy cars for Volkswagen customers.

“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.

This project includes charging infrastructure installed in Volkswagen’s Uitenhage manufacturing plant and as well as the Dealer Training Academy in Centurion, Gauteng.

The e-Golf pilot project is the first step of a three-phase approach which will make a way for the company 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 last and third phase of this project will be the company’s first fully-electric Volkswagen vehicles available for sale to the South African customers from 2022.

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