[Peakoil-announce] VW unveils new Twin Drive diesel-electric plug-in hybrids

Fri Aug 15 07:22:08 UTC 2008

VW unveils new Twin Drive diesel-electric plug-in hybrids

by Jonathon Morgan <http://www.greendaily.com/bloggers/jonathon-morgan> 
Jun 26th 2008 @ 5:02PM

Filed under: Cars and Transportation
<http://www.greendaily.com/category/cars-and-transportation/> 

It won't be long before college kids and other "indie" types will have a
new VW to covet -- only now they'll be lusting after a significantly
more eco-friendly ride. The new Golf Twin Drive, a plug-in diesel
electric hybrid, aims to be on the streets by 2010
<http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/vw-rolls-out-a.html>  -- and with a
little help (read: $23.5 million
<http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j64LIApTgWxckIUVXT0nvdl7hx8A> ), it
just might happen.

Gallery: Check out the VW Twin Drive
<http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/> 

  <http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885524/>
  <http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885523/>
  <http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885522/>
  <http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885521/>
  <http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885520/>

Granted there will only be 20 of these bad boys in circulation by the
target release date, but it won't be long before the adorable new autos
are in full production. Here's some specs:

*	122-horsepower diesel engine 
*	82-horsepower electric motor 
*	all-electric range of 31 miles

This is part of a larger initiative by the German government to
dramatically increase the number of hybrids on the roads. It's shooting
for 1 million hybrids by 2010, and 10 million by 2020. When you consider
the country's entire population is just over 82 million
<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/gm.ht
ml> , those numbers start to look very impressive.

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VW unveils new Twin Drive diesel-electric plug-in hybrids

   by [1]Jonathon Morgan
   Jun 26th 2008 @ 5:02PM
   Filed under: [2]Cars and Transportation

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   It won't be long before college kids and other "indie" types will have
   a new VW to covet -- only now they'll be lusting after a significantly
   more eco-friendly ride. The new Golf Twin Drive, a plug-in diesel
   electric hybrid, [3]aims to be on the streets by 2010 -- and with a
   little help (read: [4]$23.5 million), it just might happen.

   Gallery: [5]Check out the VW Twin Drive

   [6][cid:image002.jpg at 01C8FEFB.726F1CB0]
   [7][cid:image003.jpg at 01C8FEFB.726F1CB0]
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   [9][cid:image005.jpg at 01C8FEFB.726F1CB0]
   [10][cid:image006.jpg at 01C8FEFB.726F1CB0] 

   Granted there will only be 20 of these bad boys in circulation by the
   target release date, but it won't be long before the adorable new
   autos are in full production. Here's some specs:
     * 122-horsepower diesel engine
     * 82-horsepower electric motor
     * all-electric range of 31 miles

   This is part of a larger initiative by the German government to
   dramatically increase the number of hybrids on the roads. It's
   shooting for 1 million hybrids by 2010, and 10 million by 2020. When
   you consider the country's entire population [11]is just over 82
   million, those numbers start to look very impressive.

References

   1. http://www.greendaily.com/bloggers/jonathon-morgan
   2. http://www.greendaily.com/category/cars-and-transportation/
   3. http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/vw-rolls-out-a.html
   4. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5j64LIApTgWxckIUVXT0nvdl7hx8A
   5. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/
   6. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885524/
   7. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885523/
   8. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885522/
   9. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885521/
  10. http://www.greendaily.com/photos/check-out-the-vw-twin-drive/885520/
  11. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/gm.html
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