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VW MK VI Golf made from over 40% recycled materials

Anyone that has looked closely will realize that there is a lot of old Golf in the new sixth-generation hatchback from Volkswagen. However, you would have to look really close to find out just how much. The German TÜV NORD agency has certified that more than 40 percent of the mass of a new Golf is made from recycled materials. That's over 1,161 lbs of metal, glass and fluids. The vast majority, over 1,100 lbs, of that is metals such as steel and aluminum which are readily recyclable and, in fact, much of the metal used in many new ... Read more →

All new Volvo cars are 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click on the image to enlarge While safety is likely the first thing that springs to mind when the automotive conversation turns to Volvo, the Swedish auto manufacturer would like the average person ...

Super recyclable new Volvo S80 arriving Down Under Dane Muldoon

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Volvo S80. Volvo is coming off a bumper year for sales in Australia when shipments were up 37 percent. But the Swedish automaker isn't ready ...

VW MK VI Golf made from over 40% recycled materials 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Anyone that has looked closely will realize that there is a lot of old Golf in the new sixth-generation hatchback from Volkswagen. However, you would have to look really close to find out just how much. The German TÜV NORD agency has certified that more than 40 percent of the mass of a new ...

All new Volvo cars are 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge While safety is likely the first thing that springs to mind when the automotive conversation turns to Volvo, the Swedish auto manufacturer would like the average person to know about its efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. To that end, Volvo has launched ...

Super recyclable new Volvo S80 arriving Down Under 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Volvo S80. Volvo is coming off a bumper year for sales in Australia when shipments were up 37 percent. But the Swedish automaker isn't ready relax yet. Volvo has just released is the new flagship S80 luxury sedan, available with either a ...


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