Volkswagen will unveil two electric vehicle hatchback variants in Frankfurt

Volkswagen will present a double world premiere of two new and extremely efficient electric cars at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The electric versions of the up! and the Golf - christened the e-up! and e-Golf respectively - aim to offer unlimited everyday practicality, four (proper) doors and equipped with attractive equipment.

The e-motors, gearboxes and lithium-ion batteries of the e-up! and e-Golf are developed in house, and they are manufactured in a large Volkswagen component plants in Germany.

They are intuitive to operate, practical in everyday use and sophisticated, like the rest of the Volkswagen family. The emissions-free cars are manufactured with the same high volume production systems as the rest of the range.

The e-Golf is driven by a 113bhp rated electric motor which produces its maximum drive torque of 270Nm as soon as it starts off. The front-wheel driven Golf EV propels to a 100km/h in 10.4 seconds before hitting a restricted speed of 140km/h.

The four-seating e-up! is powered by a 80bhp motor, which transmits 210Nm of torque to the front axle from a standstill. The century sprint is completes in a leisurely 12.4 seconds before hitting a top speed of 130km/h.

The driving range of the e-up! reaches 160km, while the e-Golf has a range of 190 km. Both models possess two driving modes - Eco and Eco+ - and four regenerative braking modes D1, D2, D3 and B to extend the range of the EVs.

On the efficiency scale, the e-ip! consumes just 11.7kWh of electricity per 100km, which Volkswagen claims makes it an efficiency champion, while the e-Golf attains a value of 12.7kWh.