According to a report by the German business daily Handelsblatt, Volkswagen is considering bringing back the e-Golf nameplate to its portfolio. Alternatively, the Tiguan crossover could also receive a fully electric version and either way, both could be based on an updated variant of the MEB electric platform used by Volkswagen and its sister brands.
Citing company sources, the newspaper reports VW could produce the electric Golf and Tiguan at its Wolfsburg plant where the combustion-powered variants of these cars are also built.
Volkswagen e-Golf
One thing that remains unclear is whether VW is considering building a new electric vehicle that will simply wear the Golf name or reengineering the existing Golf to become an EV. Considering the report mentions the MEB platform, this probably means we will be dealing with a product that doesn't have a lot in common with today's MQB-based Golf Mk8. For now, however, these are just assumptions.
Source: Handelsblatt
