VW Introduces Natural Gas Vehicles
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Volkswagen joins other car manufacturers in Europe in growing their range of natural gas and autogas powered vehicles. The car manufacturer introduces the Passat TSI EcoFuel and the Golf BiFuel.
The Passat TSI Ecofuel that first took center stage in the 2008 Geneva Car Show is powered by a 148 horsepower engine that runs on gasoline or natural gas. The car is designed to be monovalent and the car manufacturer does not have any plans to include an option of manual switchover from natural gas to gasoline. The gasoline tank is just there to serve as a fuel reserve.
The fuel consumption for the Passat TSI Ecofuel is an impressive 100 kilometers for every 4.38 kilograms of autogas. Carbon dioxide emissions are measured at 119 g/km making the car Euro-5 compliant.
