VW to Offer Hybrid Jetta in 2012

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

As hybrids become more and more integrated with mainstream vehicle lineups, affordability is becoming a key factor, which is why we’re excited about this news from Volkswagen: the German automaker has demonstrated once more its commitment to going green and is producing a gas-electric hybrid version of the ever-popular Jetta, with a debut scheduled for [...]

Cinema Sunday: Volkswagen Tiguan and PunchDub

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

From our friends at Volkswagen and YouTube, we offer you the continuing game of “PunchDub,” as played with the new Volkswagen Tiguan:

Volkswagen BlueMotion is World Green Car of the Year

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Autopia is excited, and so are we. Why? Because the World Car of the Year organization hase just made Volkswagen’s BlueMotion brand the 2010 World Green Car of the Year. The award was given by 59 jurors representing 25 countries around the world. The other two finalists for this year’s honor were the Honda Insight [...]

No More Hybrid Tax Credits – Plug-Ins Get Funded Instead

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Hybrid Cars reported earlier this month that Ford is about to become the third automaker to lose its federal tax incentives for gas-electric hybrid cars. Toyota’s tax credits for hybrids went away at the end of 2007, and Honda’s hybrid credits ended at the beginning of last year.
Those tax credits were part of a [...]

Audi Planning Expansion of Hybrid Line, Pushing the E-tron.

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Automotive News is reporting this morning that Audi is ramping up to greatly expand their hybrid and electric vehicle offerings over the next few years, as part of the Volkswagen Group’s plans to dominate that alternative-fuel market by the end of the decade.
Audi’s board member in charge of technical development, Michael Dick, shared the [...]