[adrianmonk]

VW has been selling the e-Golf since 2014.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf#Volkswagen_e-G...

It's not a great car, particularly as it's an adaptation of a gas car platform rather than a redesign, but it exists.

[gsnedders]

The e-Up! is a year older, from 2013.

[tonyedgecombe]

In 1976, Volkswagen made a Rabbit with a 20 horsepower DC electric motor and a pile of lead acid batteries in the trunk where the spare tire would normally go.