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  • 2010 Volkswagen Milano Taxi Concept

    It must be something taxi-ish in the air. Last week, London got its first all-electric black cab to test (with rear wheels that steer, to boot), and now today Volkswagen has unveiled its own concept for an electrically powered taxi. The Volkswagen Milano Taxi concept is a compact minivan with many of the design cues featured in the company's future range of Up minicars. It's slightly more than 12 feet long, and seats up to three passengers. The electric powertrain uses a large 45 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack built into the taxi's floor. The front wheels are driven by a 50-kilowatt...

  • 2010 Mazda CX-7 i Sport
    Mazda Muses on Bringing Zoom-Zoom to Clean Diesels

    Mazda's always had cool technology. They're the only carmaker that's steadily developed the compact, high-output Wankel rotary engine, for instance. And they're known for powerful, high-revving piston engines and slick-shifting gearboxes. Then there's the green side of the brand, which already...

  • 2010 Volkswagen New Compact Coupe Concept (2011 Volkswagen Jetta Coupe)
    Volkswagen Will Dominate the World of Electric Cars. Got That?

    Maybe it's just the translation. But auto writers often chuckle at announcements from German manufacturers that come across as just a touch bombastic. Latest case in point: Volkswagen's long-term plans for vehicle electrification, released at the Geneva Motor Show this week. Key excerpt...

  • 2011 Volkswagen Golf R
    2010 Volkswagen Golf R: Will It Make Transatlantic Voyage?

    Some Say It Gives the GTI a Run For Its Money

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
    2010 Golf TDI Gives Good Economy And Performance

    Diesel Technology Has Come a Long Way From Rabbits of the Past

  • 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show GM Car Hero
    2009 Los Angeles Auto Show: Preview

    Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-comer is the Los Angeles Auto Show, which now occurs in late November or early December and focuses on green cars of all stripes: hybrids, electric...

  • Toyota Prius station wagon, from BurlappCars.com

    Somehow it's December already--how many shopping days left?--so it's time to look at the most popular posts on GreenCarReports.com during the last 30 days. This month, just two are held over from October's most popular posts. The new winners include items on the possible new Toyota Prius hybrid station wagon, and no fewer than three related to the always-popular clean diesel 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. Here goes: # 1: 2011 Toyota Prius Station Wagon to Feature Lithium-Ion Battery. As the world's most popular hybrid electric vehicle, the Toyota Prius always attracts interest, and the notion of...

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
    How Far Can the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Go On a Tank of Diesel?

    We seem to be covering the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI clean diesel hatchback an awful lot here, but a recent blog post raised an issue we hadn't considered: How far can the 2010 Golf TDI go on a single tankful of diesel fuel? The question comes from blogger, host of #carchat on Twitter, and general...

  • 2010 Volkswagen GTI
    The GTI Back For 2010 But Does It Beat the Competition?

    Sometime Subtlety is Underrated

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
    Driven: 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI, Clean Green Diesel Hatchback

    As regular readers no doubt recall, we [heart] the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. We think it'll be the big diesel winner in the U.S. market, and that's before we've even driven one. But Bengt Halvorson loved his drive in a European version of the 2010 Golf TDI. Now, our colleague Marty Padgett has...

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion, for Europe only
    The 62-MPG 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI We Won't Get In the U.S.

    While we think that the clean diesel 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI will do well in the States, VW has just rolled out an uber-economical BlueMotion model for European markets that gets 62 miles per gallon of diesel fuel. BlueMotion is VW's designation for the most fuel efficient model in each of its...

  • 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid
    Green Car of the Year Finalists: Three Hybrids, Two Diesels

    The five finalists for the 2010 Green Car of the Year Award include three hybrid models--two Japanese hatchbacks and one U.S. sedan--and a pair of German clean-diesel cars. The nominations were announced today by Green Car Journal, which has presented the award at the Los Angeles Auto Show for five...

  • What's a Few Hundred Condoms Between Friends? by Flickr user xmasons

    This is our favorite end-of-month activity, looking back over the most popular posts of the last 30-or-so days on GreenCarReports.com. To celebrate the onset of autumn (for us Northern Hemisphere types, anyhow), we're back on schedule too. We repeated three of August's most popular posts, and coverage of clean diesels swept four out of the top five. The top finisher, though, dealt with the always popular topic of human procreation. Or, rather, preventing it when desired. # 1: Can Condoms Curb Climate Change Cheaper Than Low-Carbon Cars? Well, we kinda knew this one might rank. It's...

  • Audi A3 TDI clean diesel - European model
    Clean Diesels Cost More, But Will Americans Pay For Them?

    It's well known in the car industry that a diesel engine costs 10 to 20 percent more to build than a gasoline motor of equivalent output. That's because diesels have to be sturdier, and these days all US-bound diesels are fitted with turbochargers to boost their power. Now a European executive has...

  • General Motors' mysterious 230 logo
    August's Most Popular Green Car Posts: What About That 230 MPG?

    We usually recap our five most popular posts on GreenCarReports.com at the end of every month. We're a bit late for August but, hey, we had a long Labor Day too ... now we're back in business. We replaced most of July's most popular posts, with three new winners in our Top Five. Here goes: # 1: How...

  • Audi A3 TDI clean diesel - European model
    2010 Audi A3 TDI Priced at $30K, $8K Over 2010 VW Golf TDI

    As of November, you'll have two choices if you want a compact five-door hatchback with a clean diesel engine. One is the brand-new 2010 Audi A3 TDI, which was just given a base price of $30,775 today by Audi. It'll start arriving in dealerships in November. Longstanding diesel champ: Golf TDI The...

  • 2010 Dodge Caliber R/T
    2010 Dodge Caliber: Fewer Engines, 30 MPG Highway, Better Interior

    The Dodge Caliber hatchback has never been at the top of our compact-car list, in part because of its lousy gas mileage compared to the competition. Now, Chrysler has simplified its engine and drivetrain options to improve the gas mileage of the 2010 Dodge Caliber slightly, along with its platform...

  • 2011 Volkswagen Polo Three-door
    Preview: 2011 Volkswagen Polo

    Back in March, VW confirmed it would sell the Polo in the US in 2011. The five-door hatchback model was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, and now Volkswagen has released details of the three-door hatch as well. US details to come It's like that VW will also offer a four-door...

  • Euro-spec Volkswagen Golf TDI - 5/09

    As we regularly note, Volkswagen's line of TDI diesels has lots of fans out there. Now, the company has priced the eagerly awaited 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI, with the cheapest version coming it at $21,990, just a hair less than $22K. While it's not the diesel-for-under-$20K that diesel fans had hoped for, it is the cheapest oil-burner on the US market. And it's the car we think could be the big winner among passenger diesels. Even better, the EPA rates 2010 Golf TDI's fuel efficiency at 30 miles per gallon city / 42 mpg highway when equipped with the optional DSG gearbox. For the five-speed...

  • Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Concept
    Peugeot To Show First Production Diesel Hybrid, For Europe Only

    We're pretty focused on the US car market here at GreenCarReports.com, so we don't write about cars we won't be able to buy all that often. Today, we're making an exception for a particularly significant technology advance. Next month, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, French automaker Peugeot will...

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf GTD (Euro)
    2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Has Hot-Rod GTD German Brother

    Volkswagen's diesel-engined cars have deeply loyal fans. Veedub has been offering oil-burners in the US since 1979, and their 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI clean diesel has sold well. But for the coming year, most diesel fanboys' eyes are on the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI. The Golf TDI returns the diesel...

  • 2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
    May's Most Popular Green Car Posts: Hybrid Ferrari Rockets To The Top

    We have a new most-popular post, our item on Ferrari's plans to launch a hybrid, as well as some old Volkswagen diesel favorites

  • Euro-spec Volkswagen Golf TDI - 5/09
    2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Driven, Sorta--It's the Euro Version

    We almost, but not quite, test the new and eagerly awaited 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI

  • 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI
    Will the 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Be Diesel's Biggest Winner?

    Maybe only previous diesel owners are eager to buy new clean diesels; if so, then Volkswagen will benefit the most

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