BrandonH
Veteran Member
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/10/vw_brings_diese.html
VW brought http://media.vw.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9455#rel
two concept cars to Shanghai for the Challenge Bibendum, along with two production vehicles running biodiesel.
The Golf ECO.Power appears to be a diesel mild-hybrid, combining a 1.4-liter, 76 kW (102 hp) three-cylinder diesel engine with a 15 kW (20 hp) electric engine. I say “appears” because I can’t yet get full details on the vehicle. The Golf ECO.Power, which is equipped with a stop-start function, consumes an average of only 3.8 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometres (62 mpg).
VW also brought the Touran HyMotion (earlier post.)
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/vw_runs_hsub2su.html
VW has not been an aggressive proponent of full hybrid vehicles, preferring to look to enhancements in combustion engine technologies using biofuels as a bridge to hydrogen. The fuel economy enhancements of the mild hybrid technologies may prove irresistable, however, as a means to maintaining low fuel consumption while adding on more emissions treatments and driver amenities. (Earlier post on VW and hybrids here.)
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/vw_tests_hybrid.html
VW also announced it would research and develop fuel cell vehicles in China in partnership with the University of Tongji in Shanghai.
VW brought http://media.vw.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9455#rel
two concept cars to Shanghai for the Challenge Bibendum, along with two production vehicles running biodiesel.
The Golf ECO.Power appears to be a diesel mild-hybrid, combining a 1.4-liter, 76 kW (102 hp) three-cylinder diesel engine with a 15 kW (20 hp) electric engine. I say “appears” because I can’t yet get full details on the vehicle. The Golf ECO.Power, which is equipped with a stop-start function, consumes an average of only 3.8 liters of diesel fuel per 100 kilometres (62 mpg).
VW also brought the Touran HyMotion (earlier post.)
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/vw_runs_hsub2su.html
VW has not been an aggressive proponent of full hybrid vehicles, preferring to look to enhancements in combustion engine technologies using biofuels as a bridge to hydrogen. The fuel economy enhancements of the mild hybrid technologies may prove irresistable, however, as a means to maintaining low fuel consumption while adding on more emissions treatments and driver amenities. (Earlier post on VW and hybrids here.)
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/09/vw_tests_hybrid.html
VW also announced it would research and develop fuel cell vehicles in China in partnership with the University of Tongji in Shanghai.