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GTE
Dave7692:
Those figures are impressive, only thing I will ask is have VW published anything on how much it will cost on average to charge the electrical side of it?
Obviously based on the MPG it could offset the additional cost, unless you electric bill goes through the roof!
Biano44:
Well it's an 8.8kw battery and its 15p on average in the UK per kWh so my simple maths suggests £1.32 per charge. I guess that means your electric will go up by £30 a month.
£1.32 is a little over a litre. 12 miles on electric per day and your even I guess.
dansmith180:
Whats the deal with replacing the battery though? They normally have a 5-10 year lifespan depending on how you use/ take care of them and are ££££'s to replace from what ive heard.
Looks like a great car though and probably a really good lease car since you only have your monthly payment, tiny fuel bill and no hasstle.
th3_f15t:
What's most interesting about the GTE is it's the first real "hot e-hatch" on the market. It's rather scary how quickly hybrid technology is taking off in the motor world but I would bet that this will be more and more common in the new few generations of all hot hatches that come onto the market. I for one am a massive fan of it, as if it's "alright" to start with, how good will it be once they collect all the data from this generation, work out how to reduce production costs and further improve battery life span and charge?
Mark my words, the GTE is the future for the GTI. I would bet that in 10 years there won't be two models, only the hybrid GTI. :happy2:
Dave7692:
--- Quote from: Biano44 on June 10, 2015, 09:24:15 pm ---Well it's an 8.8kw battery and its 15p on average in the UK per kWh so my simple maths suggests £1.32 per charge. I guess that means your electric will go up by £30 a month.
£1.32 is a little over a litre. 12 miles on electric per day and your even I guess.
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Sounds impressive, should work out much cheaper if you're doing relatively high milage.
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