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0Volkswagen reconfirms EVs for 2013, next-generation vehicles to reduce weight 1279641360
Speaking outside its Electronics Research Lab in Palo Alto, CA, Volkswagen chairman Dr. Martin Winterkorn reconfirmed the automaker's commitment to bring electric vehicles to market in 2013, beginning with the eGolf compact and eUp! city car. Drawing a faint parallel to the original Beetle, ...
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What Car? names VW Golf 1.6 TDI its Green Car of the Year, Renault-Nissan gets noticed for electric cars 1279207320
2010 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion - click above to enlargeIf there's one thing green automotive journalists like, its a well-designed diesel vehicle from the Volkswagen group (just look here for proof). Given this recent history, it shouldn't be a surprise that the most efficient Golf ever was a ... -
Volkswagen releases more details and images of e-Golf 1274104740
Volkswagen Golf Blue-e-motion – Click above for high-res image galleryVolkswagen has released some more images of the lithium ion battery powered Golf Blue-e-motion that will be used for a fleet test beginning early next year. The 500-vehicle fleet will have 26.5 kilowatt-hours of ... -
German chancellor Merkel visits VW Group's electric cars, hybrids in Berlin 1273067820
The National Platfrom for Electric Mobility was officially launched in Berlin, Germany on Monday and the Volkswagen Group showed off its upcoming array of hybrid and plug-in vehicles for chancellor Angela Merkel. The platform is a public-private alliance to promote the use of electrified vehicles. ...
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Volkswagen presents the first battery-powered Golf Blue-e-motion 1272921480
On May 1 in Berlin, Germany transport minister Dr. Peter Ramsauer went for a drive in the first Volkswagen Golf blue-e-motion with VW board member Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg. The new battery-powered Golf is the first of a fleet of 500 that will be deployed starting next year in customer trials in ...
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Report: VW to shake up order of electric vehicles, mass-produced Golf coming first 1272369660
Volkswagen e-up! concept – Click above for high-res image galleryOur German is not quite as good as it once was. Truth is, our understanding of the language is limited to Google translations. With that aside, a news agency in Germany is reporting that Volkswagen has shaken up plans for its ... -
Volkswagen announces electrification plan, 500 Golf EVs in 2011 1267469280
Volkswagen e-up! concept – Click above for high-res image galleryA day before the opening of the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn has announced a plan for electrifying the brand's model lineup. While the absurdly expensive new Touareg hybrid probably won't make much ... -
Report: VW Golf MK VII could get electricified with BEV and hybrid 1260105840
2010 Volkswagen Golf - click above for high-res image galleryThe new MK VI Golf has only just gone on sale here in North America but VW engineers are already hard at work on the next iteration. When the seventh generation of VW's compact rolls out in a few years, the powertrain options will ... -
Volkswagen launches 99 g/km CO2 Golf BlueMotion 1256673720
2010 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion - click above to enlargeVolkswagen has just launched the new BlueMotion Golf in the European market and it is the most efficient Golf ever. The new model is rated at 61.9 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle with carbon dioxide emissions of just 99 g/km. ... -
Volkswagen MK VI Golf BlueMotion now on sale, 99 g/km of CO2 1255550880
2010 VW Golf BlueMotion - click above for high-res image gallerydigg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/VW_s_BlueMotion_Golf_Gets_61_9_MPG_and_99_g_CO2_Now_on_Sale'; After announcing the BlueMotion version of the new MK VI Golf last month, Volkswagen has now put the new high efficiency model on ...

