Ah, I see that the timeline probably matches up with the smaller GTI electric hatch, which was speculated as the Golf at the time when the head of the VW brand first started hinting back in the spring that the next Golf would be electric. But it does sound to me like he confirmed in September that the Golf will be electric only later in the decade.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mk9-vw-golf-go-ev-only-2028-brands-first-ssp-model

Volkswagen has said that the next Golf will be electric and will probably release in 2026 or 2027, so it lines up.