At the ceremonial launching of Germany‚ ‚National Electric Mobility Platform‚Äù (NEMP) in Berlin, Volkswagen presented the Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle concept to German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. NEMP is a German government initiative to develop Germany into a leading market for electric mobility. The blue-e-motion has a range of 93 mi (150 km). Field testing with 500 units will begin in 2011 and sales are scheduled for 2013.