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60 MPG! 2009 Jetta BlueTDI Comes to US This Summer

By chemrat 112 days ago from http://greenchemistry.wordpress.com

I have to say that 60 mpg is very impressive, and this is with a "conventional" turbo-diesel that meets the toughest emissions standards in the US (unlike some European turbo-diesel, apparently, though I have to wonder of emissions standards need to be revised for such high efficiency cars).

What do you think? Is this on

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Tags: cars gas mileage mpg turbodiesel vw jetta diesel fuel low emissions gas price oil dependence foreign oil


VW Golf Twin Drive Plug-In Hybrid Diesel

By chemrat 65 days ago from http://greenchemistry.wordpress.com

The Golf Twin Drive concept car is a turbo-diesel plug-in electric hybrid. This combines the best electric and diesel technologies to give 30 miles of travel on the electric motor, regenerative breaking to recharge the batteries while breaking, and high mpg turbodiesel performance for longer trips. However, although set to su

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