Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted
green.autoblog.com 9/30/2009 — When Volkswagen unveiled its Concept BlueSport Roadster in Detroit last January, the big question on people's mind was "When can we buy one?" If the most recent spy photos from the Nürburgring are any indication, it could be soon. A development mule based on a three-door Golf MK VI has ...

VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! new Small Family EV in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype
greencarcongress.com 7/6/2009 — Cautioning that the development and commercialization of the electric car is “ not a sprint, but a marathon ”, Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric ...

VW Unveils World’s Most Efficient Road-Legal Hybrid
hybridcars.com 9/21/2009 — The L1 is powered by a turbo diesel engine and electric motor and weighs only about 840 pounds. By the end of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, Volkswagen will have unveiled as many as nine world premier vehicles. ...

Volkswagen launches eco
autoblog.com 10/30/2009 — PRESS RELEASE: VOLKSWAGEN PRESENTS WORLD'S MOST ECO-FRIENDLY ONE-MAKE CUP Following the successful debut of the compressed natural gas-powered Scirocco GT24-CNG at the N rburgring 24-hour race, Volkswagen is launching a one-make Bio-CNG-powered race ...

CEO Winterkorn: expect first VW electric vehicle in 2013
autobloggreen.com 7/5/2009 — 2007 Volkswagen Space up! Blue concept - click above for high res image gallery Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn delivered a speech in Münich on Friday where he announced that the German giant would release its first electric car in 2013. Among the points that Winterkorn ...

Volkswagen and BYD Agree to Explore Partnership for Hybrids and EVs
greencarcongress.com 5/26/2009 — Chinese carmaker BYD and Volkswagen have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the options for partnership in the area of hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium batteries. Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Dr. ...

Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion detailed, available for order in UK
autobloggreen.com 7/6/2009 — 2010 VW Golf - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen is rounding out its new sixth-generation Golf model in the UK with the official introduction of its diesel models and BlueMotion variant. All three new VeeDubs will be powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged diesel engine, and ...

Volkswagen Launches Natural Gas Eco-Racing Class
goodcleantech.com 11/2/2009 — VW is known for its diesels--and, lately, so-called clean diesels --but the company is also experimenting with compressed natural gas here and there. But now VW is taking the idea very public: it plans to launch a series of races next year ...

REPORT: Volkswagen to launch an electric car by 2013
green.autoblog.com 9/13/2009 — Volkswagen up! - Click above for high res image gallery In an interview with the German news magazine Stern this week, Volkswagen's R&D boss Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg announced that the automaker would introduce an electric car by 2013. The first model will be in small series production ...

Volkswagen hedges battery bets, looks to form JV with Varta
green.autoblog.com 9/29/2009 — Volkswagen E-Up! Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery As Volkswagen looks to move forward with plans to build electric cars like the e-up! in the next several years, it apparently doesn't want to restrict itself to a single battery supply. VW has already previously announced ...