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Volkswagen hedges battery bets, looks to form JV with Varta
green.autoblog.com - 9/29/2009
Volkswagen hedges battery bets, looks to form JV with Varta
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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 ...
Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted
green.autoblog.com - 9/30/2009
Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted
— green.autoblog.com — 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 ... (more) Spy shots: Possible Volkswagen BlueSport coupe mule spotted

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Officially Official: VW releases details on 2010 Golf, TDI up to 42 mpg hwy!
green.autoblog.com - 10/2/2009
Officially Official: VW releases details on 2010 Golf, TDI up to 42 mpg hwy!
— green.autoblog.com — 2010 Volkswagen Golf - click above for high res image gallery Several weeks ago someone stumbled across... the web site for the 2010 Golf buried in the VW consumer site and we got a preview of the some of the details of the U.S.-spec MK VI model. VW has now made that information official ... (more) Officially Official: VW releases details on 2010 Golf, ...

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Volkswagen extends the range of the Touran TSI EcoFuel to 416 miles
green.autoblog.com - 10/7/2009
Volkswagen extends the range of the Touran TSI EcoFuel to 416 miles
— green.autoblog.com — Volkswagen's natural gas-fueled Touran TSI EcoFuel is one of the most popular compact MPV's in Europe and... the Wolfsburg automaker intends to keep it that way. The latest edition has been made more efficient than before and was given more fuel capacity. The underfloor natural gas storage ... (more) Volkswagen extends the range of the Touran TSI EcoFuel ...

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