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VW golf diesel hybrid NO GO!

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Flying White Dutchman, Apr 25, 2008.

  1. Flying White Dutchman

    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    VW today announces that is not going to make the vw gold diesel hybrid

    accountant of the company calculated that it wil be to expensif

    now VW is going to bring a 1.4 liter TSI hybrid and make more models with the engine start stop at stop lights system!
     
    #1 Flying White Dutchman, Apr 25, 2008
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    I could have told you that - in fact I did :). They were trying to marry two of the most expensive technologies: diesel with aftertreatment and hybrid electric together. Maybe with gas/diesel at $7 per gallon this would start making sense.
     
    #2 prius530, Apr 26, 2008
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    Flying White Dutchman Senior Member

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    in the EU its already @ that price
     
    #3 Flying White Dutchman, Apr 26, 2008
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    micheal I feel pretty, oh so pretty.

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    It would sure be nice if companies would actually think through and develop something before they announce to the world they are going to come out with a such and such car.
     
    #4 micheal, Apr 27, 2008
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    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    whoopdeedoo.

    Audi cancelled its Q7 hybrid... so not surprised the VW branch did the same.
     
    #5 Tideland Prius, Apr 27, 2008
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    its going to be a petrol hybrid not diesel
    so stil A hybrid:) lets see when VW is going to tell us that also a petrol wil not manufactured
     
    #6 Flying White Dutchman, Apr 28, 2008
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    I think VAG are being cautious as they don't want to have their fingers burned again.

    Back in the mid 1990s they produced the plug-in diesel hybrid called the Audi Duo, but it was a commercial failure (too expensive and hardly anybody wanted one). To be fair though they were a bit ahead of their time and tried to make it work with lead acid batteries!:eek:
     
    #7 clett, Apr 28, 2008
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