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VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILS THE PLUG-IN HYBRID GOLF GTEVolkswagen integrated the electric motor in the transmission housing. Additional hybrid drive components also include the power electronics (which converts the battery's direct current to alternating current for the electric motor) and a charger. An ...
Photo: Volkswagen Forget the Touareg V8 TDI because Volkswagen has an even more powerful and fuel-efficient SUV in the pipeline! The Touareg R is a plug-in hybrid that combines a 3.0-liter V6 with an e-motor for a combined output of 462 PS (456 horsepower) as opposed to th...
Meet The Volkswagen XL1 Plug-in Hybrid Car. Who says a halo car has to be a supercar? Like the original Honda Insight, Volkswagen's new XL1 has been designed to make a statement about the company's green technology. This new plug-in diesel electric hybrid has been designed from the gro...
VW putting XL1 plug-in hybrid car into productionA production version of the Volkswagen XL plugin hybrid, which the German automaker says can get up to mpg, is set to debut at the Geneva motor show in MarchAutomotive News Europe
Volkswagen is expanding the Arteon range with the introduction of the first hybrid version. For the first time, the Volkswagen Arteon is now available with an
The plug-in hybrid version of Volkswagen’s updated Arteon has gone on sale in the UK with prices starting at just under £40,000. Powered by an electric motor and a 1.4-litre petrol engine, the ‘eHybrid’ variants will boast 215 bhp and an all-electric, zero-emission range of up ...
Predictive hybrid strategy.When route guidance is active in the navigation system, the predictive hybrid strategy includes the topography in the route calculation using map data and GPS in order to offer the route that can be driven most efficiently. In addi...
Volkswagen has announced the new Golf Plug-in Hybrid, which is based on the 7th generation of the hatchback. It is expected to hit the market in t
Seat has unveiled an electrically-driven prototype based on its Leon hatchback, which the company plans to trial in an urban environment together with the Spanish government. The technology behind the new prototype is Volkswagen Group’s Twin Drive plug-in hybrid powertrain, which was first displaye...