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VW still betting on hydrogen, adds 16 cars to U.S. test fleet

Although Volkswagen is known for its diesels, the German marque is glad to show that it's also a player on the fuel-cell battlefield. How? By shipping 16 fuel-cell Passat Lingyu sedans to the U.S. from China. The cars were brought to the California Fuel Cell Partnership facility in West Sacramento for long-term testing. Remarkably, VW shipped the somewhat "old" models, which are at least one year old. What's more, these cars had a few issues when they were tested by journalists, like shuddering acceleration. Well, at least VW can show that, ... Read more →

16 VW's Passat Lingyu fuel cell vehicles finally make it to the U.S. Sebastian Blanco

We expected to see the hydrogen fuel cell-powered versions of the Passat Lingyu at the Los Angeles Auto Show last fall. We didn't spot any back then, but these fuel cell VWs should be easier to ...

VW still betting on hydrogen, adds 16 cars to U.S. test fleet 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

16 VW's Passat Lingyu fuel cell vehicles finally make it to the U.S. 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

We expected to see the hydrogen fuel cell-powered versions of the Passat Lingyu at the Los Angeles Auto Show last fall. We didn't spot any back then, but these fuel cell VWs should be easier to find in California now that Volkswagen Group of America has announced that 16 of them will be used ...

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