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0Natural gas-powered VW Caddy on 15,534-mile Ecofuel Transamerica journey 1269021720
Rainer Zietlow's German company Challenge4 GmbH has spent the last few years driving immense distances in a Volkswagen Caddy EcoFuel powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). In 2006 and 2007, the vehicle went all the way around the world and also did a Eurasia crossing. The current journey is ... -
Volkswagen installs TSI EcoFuel in the Touran minivan 1242042900
Volkswagen has apparently decided it's about time to install its latest and most powerful CNG (compressed natural gas) bifuel powertrain under the hood of the Touran, a compact MPV, as well as the Cross Touran (pictured above). The 1.4-liter TSI EcoFuel powerplant has an output of 150 horsepower ...
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VW Caddy EcoFuel on sale in the UK this summer 1235763600
Click on the image above for a gallery of the VW Caddy EcoFuelPutting natural gas in the tank isn't the first thing people think about when they talk green cars (unless said person is T. Boone Pickens) but in Europe, especially, natural gas is a somewhat common alternative fuel. Volkswagen has ... -
VW brings CNG-powered Caddy EcoFuel to the UK 1213111740
click to enlargeAt the website in the metal event known as Green-Car-Guide Live! 2008, Volkswagen will be showing off a prototype right hand drive version of the CNG-powered Caddy EcoFuel for the first time. Left-hand versions are already available on the European mainland. No matter where the ... -
Geneva '08 Preview: Volkswagen Passat Variant TSI EcoFuel 1204212900
Click the Passat for a high res galleryAt the Geneva Motor Show next week, Volkswagen will be premiering a new natural gas-fueled version of the Passat that they are calling the EcoFuel. Unlike most natural gas-fueled cars, which tend to be down on power compared to their gasoline equivalents, the ...
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Around the world in 142 days in a VW Caddy EcoFuel 1176826320
We don't get any VW Caddy's here in the U.S., and definately none powered by natural gas. But, they do sell them in other parts of the world. Speaking of other parts of the world and the VW Caddy (excellent segue, right) it took Rainer Zietlow and its team only 142 days while driving 45,000 ...
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EcoFuel World Tour driving around the world on natural gas 1174854780
Click on the image for a gallery of really sweet high-res images of the EcoFuel World Tour.Hoping to prove that compressed natural gas (CNG) is a completely feasible and more environmentally friendly substitute for petrol and diesel, Rainer Zietlow embarked on the EcoFuel World Tour. The goal of ...
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Volkswagen betting each way on powertrain technologies 1169573700
Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery.Car and Driver have posted a feature article on the wide array of different powertrains that Volkswagen is testing in a bid to capitalise on new developments under way in a host of technologies. Ten different vehicles were available for ...

