Volkswagen has separated from competing automakers by focusing their green vehicle research on compressed natural gas (CNG). The automaker currently offers the popular Golf model with CNG power as well as the Eco Up! compact car. Subsidiary brand SEAT used the 2013 Geneva Motor Show as a launching pad for [...]

Regardless of the hefty price tag, around 100,000 pounds according to the latest gossip, Volkswagen’s XL1 is a stunning accomplishment in the expanding field of environmentally friendly vehicles. The brilliant Ferdinand Piech engineered this plug-in hybrid coupé to set a new fuel economy world record: 313 miles per gallon! This [...]

The Commercial Vehicles division of Volkswagen recently took a step toward innovating delivery vehicles with the e-Co-Motion concept van. This all-electric vehicle was introduced a few days ago at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Representatives from Volkswagen focused on the vehicle’s modular battery design and accessible cockpit during the presentation. [...]

Executives at Volkswagen began the search for the one-liter car back in 2002. The automaker started research into a production car that could operate for about 60 miles or 100 kilometers on a single liter of fuel. Industry experts and car enthusiasts alike were intrigued by concept vehicles based on [...]

The eco up! coupe was presented last year by Volkswagen as a hybrid prototype capable of operating largely on compressed natural gas (CNG). This concept hit the Geneva Motor Show this spring with Volkswagen pushing the vehicle toward production. The automaker announced this week that the eco up! will be [...]

The Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) was created in 1992 as an opportunity for parts manufacturers, researchers and metal producers to develop advanced batteries. This North Carolina consortium features contributions ranging from batteries by Exide Technologies to lead supplied by The Doe Run Company. A byproduct of ALABC’s work is [...]

Volkswagen held test drives and demonstrations of the 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid for the media last week. This newcomer to the Volkswagen fleet impressed reporters with easy handling as well as comfortable styling. Customers might be impressed by these features but Volkswagen’s efforts to bring down fuel consumption will be [...]

The latest instalment of Greenpeace’s campaign against Volkswagen’s perceived lack of eco-credentials continues the Star Wars theme. Greenpeace are staging a faux-launch of a Golf 7 Jedi Edition that coincides with VW’s own launch of the new Golf this month. The ‘Return of the Jedi’ is another way in which [...]

Volkswagen was the subject of Greenpeace‘s wrath this week, when environmental activists picketed the flashy premiere of Volkswagen’s latest Golf hatchback. According to Reuters, Greenpeace accused the German automaker of doing too little to reduce fuel consumption and tarnishing the most important model launch in the group’s calendar. The seventh-generation [...]

Once upon a time, automotive manufactures like Ford Motor Company were lambasted for building environmentally damaging, gas guzzling behemoths of steel that destroyed the environment (anyone remember the Ford Excursion)? Today, automakers are working hard to correct this image problem by incorporating a variety of green technologies into their manufacturing [...]