Apart from the tray under the boot, the accomodation and load space is identical whether you buy the petrol, diesel, natural gas, BEV or PHEV version.

All still the size of a normal golf. amazing. not sure will VW singapore bring in anot.

Plug-in vehicles are typically low-speed, low-range. Ideal for Singapore roads.

But basically, there's no incentive for the govt to push for it as its main benefits are lower operating and maintenance costs (govt already said they want to increase costs of case usage and lower cost of car ownership), and produce little or no local air pollution (who cares about SG pollution when you have Indo burning down forests in this region).

Additionally, plug-ins are expensive to manufacture, and thus have a high selling price. They surely will fall into the 180% ARF tax bracket. Who would want to spend $XXX K extra to save on the running cost of $YYY per month?

You can read alot more about plug-in vehicles here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicle

After years of watching automakers cast plug-in hybrids as the frugal, less-fun equivalent to full-bore gas-guzzling models, i'm pleased to see Volkswagen emphasise the GTE’s performance credentials above all else.

This hybrid might be on a par with,or even a better bet than, a diesel. I need a calculator.

Lets have a drag race vs SLS AMG Electric Drive

Got GTI, GTD, previously got GT, now GTE.

But I suppose many will still covet the GTI, like no other.