The German group Volkswagen, the first European car manufacturer, launched in 2014 its first electric car

The German group Volkswagen, the first European car manufacturer, launched in 2014 its first electric car in mass production, golf blue-and-motion, which incorporates an electric motor with a maximum power of 115 hp and a continued of 69 horses.

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Volkswagen recalled in a statement that its activity in the production of electric cars from 1989, when he developed the Golf CityStromer, capable of accelerating from zero to 50 mph in 13 seconds and reach a top speed of 100 kilometers per hour.

In 1991, coinciding with the introduction of the third generation Golf, the German corporation that develops new CityStromer eventually mass-produced in 1993 with the help of Siemens. In total to 1996, 120 units were produced of this vehicle.