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Volkswagen announces power-train roadmap toward oil free future

Volkswagen has published their power-train roadmap for the coming decade with the goal of moving to a petroleum-free future. Clearly in the near term, fossil fuels are still the primary fuel so they need to be used as sparingly as possible. To that end, VW is putting a lot of effort into their gasoline direct injection systems (TSI), turbo-diesels (TDI), and dual clutch gearboxes (DSG). These modern internal combustion technologies will also be combined with electric motors in new hybrid power-trains. The diesels are also being enhanced with ... Read more →

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