As an interesting side note, a study by the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport shows that 95 per cent of all passenger car journeys in Germany are shorter than 50 km and 99 per cent are shorter than 100 km – a scenario that can also be transferred to other European countries. This means 99 per cent of all journeys could be made using electric power alone in a Passat eHybrid. Electric drive motor plus 1.5 TSI. There will be two output versions of the Passat eHybrid. Both models always start in electric E-MODE (exception: outside temperatures below -10 degrees). This is because the battery, which is almost twice as large at 19.7 kWh, reserves a greater amount of energy than before for this. The Passat switches automatically to Hybrid mode only when the speed exceeds 140 km/h, if the driver requests a large amount of power (e.g. kickdown) or if the battery has too little residual capacity for continuous electric operation; the driver can also make this switch manually if required. In addition, the driver can choose from the four driving modes Eco, Comfort, Sport and Individual. Here, Volkswagen has significantly enhanced and adapted its hybrid strategy. In Eco mode, the Passat is now kept in E-Mode even during strong acceleration; in this mode, the car drives practically like an electric vehicle. The TSI engine is switched on in Eco mode only at almost full load or if the battery level is low. In this mode, this now takes place without the gearbox shifting down a gear, ensuring that the TSI is integrated in a very comfortable and efficient way. However, if the driver switches to Comfort, Sport or the correspondingly configured Individual mode, they can also activate downshifts spontaneously by means of the accelerator pedal position and access the full power of the TSI. As described above, the electric drive motor is supplied with energy by a new 19.7 kWh battery (net energy content).