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Volkswagen Unveils Clean Diesel Jetta Sportwagen
The new Jetta is outfitted with a 2.0-liter 50-state legal turbocharged direct injection diesel (TDI) that produces 140 horsepower and an explosive 235 pound-feet of torque. Moreover, Volkswagen claims a big fuel economy boost that could deliver a sporty wagon with highway mpg in the mid-40s. Volkswagen brought its clean diesel technology into the American [...]Canadian Green Car Award finalists announced
The finalists for the first annual Canadian Green Car Award were revealed today; they represent a select group of five. The winner, to be selected among this group, will be announced Friday, April 12 at the Green Living Show, in the Direct Energy Centre at Toronto’s Exhibition Place. The finalists were selected by members of [...]Volkswagen up! Concept Series
It’s hard to keep up with the Volkswagen up! concept car. In two-and-half-years, the microcar has been unveiled as a better Smart ForTwo, a family of mini cars, an all-electric car, and most recently a lightweight diesel hybrid. VW talks about putting the car into production in a few years, but with each new iteration [...]Will Volkswagen Offer A Hybrid Beetle? Kansas Students Aren't Waiting
Three weeks ago we attended a press conference at Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto, Calif., where VW chairman Dr. Martin Winterkorn presented the automaker’s plan for hybrid and electric vehicles. I checked my notes and there was no mention of an upcoming Beetle hybrid but Britain’s Autocar.com is reporting that their sources have [...]First VW EV To Be Launched this Autumn
Volkswagen’s first electric car will celebrate its debut this autumn during the Frankfurt auto show. To be named e-up!, Volkswagen’s first production electric vehicle will offer a driving range of 93 miles, seat four and will marketed as a city car. The e-up! will be powered by a 60 kilowatt peak power electric motor, with [...]Could the Volkswagen XL1 Be Brought to the US?
There’s an outside chance that a few copies of Volkswagen’s 261 mpg uber-efficient plug-in diesel hybrid XL1 could find their way to the United States. According to Jonathan Browning, president and CEO of Volkswagen of America who spoke to plugincars.com in February, the company plans to “make a decision on that soon,” but he was [...]Future Drive Technology Highlighted By VW
During the 34th International Vienna Motor Symposium last Friday, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, gave a forecast of the company’s future drive system technologies. Areas of work being focused on by Volkswagen include the development of a high-performance diesel engine delivering 100 kilowatts per liter of displacement [...]With Hybrids in Short Supply, Clean Diesel Cars Gain Traction
Hybrid cars usually outsell clean diesel vehicles by about three times. But the disruption in supply of hybrids and related components (due to Japan’s earthquake in March) has apparently pushed efficient diesels higher on the shopping list of buyers wanting more miles per gallon. “American’s have never had so many vehicle fuel and technology choices, [...]VW Survey Shows Clean Diesel Owners Committed To Technology
Drivers of cars using clean diesel are very committed to this technology. This according to Volkswagen of America’s first annual Clean Diesel IQ Survey released March 28. The survey found that clean diesel drivers have an overwhelming commitment to clean diesel vehicles and are acutely aware of its benefits, but broad understanding of clean diesel [...]Chalk one up for Greenpeace: VW commits to major environmental reforms
Although Volkswagen Group today presented its “go-ahead for fundamental ecological restructuring” and commitment to a 120g/km CO2 emissions by 2015 target as its own idea, it could also be seen as at least partially caving under pressure from Greenpeace. The world’s largest environmental advocacy group has not so much demonized Europe’s largest automaker for opposing [...]