Green Options » Jetta http://greenoptions.com/tag/jetta Posts tagged 'Jetta' Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Volkswagen Using B5 Biodiesel For 2009 Jetta TDI Cup Season http://gas2.org/2009/02/26/volkswagen-using-b5-biodiesel-for-2009-jetta-tdi-cup-season/ http://gas2.org/2009/02/26/volkswagen-using-b5-biodiesel-for-2009-jetta-tdi-cup-season/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:38:00 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://gas2.org/2009/02/26/volkswagen-using-b5-biodiesel-for-2009-jetta-tdi-cup-season/

Volkswagen, which introduced its Clean Diesel Technology on the race track in 2008, announced it’s using B5 biodiesel to power its race cars, transport vehicles and generators for the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup season.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/02/26/volkswagen-using-b5-biodiesel-for-2009-jetta-tdi-cup-season/feed/ VW Jetta TDI Gets Green Car of the Year Nod at LA Auto Show http://gas2.org/2008/11/20/vw-jetta-tdi-gets-green-car-of-the-year-nod-at-la-auto-show/ http://gas2.org/2008/11/20/vw-jetta-tdi-gets-green-car-of-the-year-nod-at-la-auto-show/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:05:14 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2008/11/20/vw-jetta-tdi-gets-green-car-of-the-year-nod-at-la-auto-show/

Considering the fact that diesel cars have been nearly non-existent in the US for the last decade, the Green Car Journal’s choice of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI as the Green Car of the Year comes as a bit of a surprise — especially because its competition included two hybrids, and a Smart fortwo.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/11/20/vw-jetta-tdi-gets-green-car-of-the-year-nod-at-la-auto-show/feed/ VW Clean Diesels Get $1,300 Federal Tax Credit http://gas2.org/2008/07/31/vw-clean-diesels-get-1300-federal-tax-credit/ http://gas2.org/2008/07/31/vw-clean-diesels-get-1300-federal-tax-credit/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:43:25 +0000 Clayton B. Cornell http://gas2.org/2008/07/31/vw-clean-diesels-get-1300-federal-tax-credit/ 2009 Clean Diesel Jetta TDI

It looks like the new line of clean diesels from VW, including the new Jetta TDI and SportWagen, will be eligible for a $1,300 Federal Income Tax Credit.

VW made the announcement earlier in the week after receiving notification from the IRS that clean diesels would meet the “Advanced Lean Burn” motor vehicle income tax credit.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/07/31/vw-clean-diesels-get-1300-federal-tax-credit/feed/ 2009 VW Jetta Mileage Revised to 38/44 MPG. Price? $21,990 http://gas2.org/2008/06/19/2009-vw-jetta-mileage-revised-to-3844-mpg-price-21990/ http://gas2.org/2008/06/19/2009-vw-jetta-mileage-revised-to-3844-mpg-price-21990/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:14:52 +0000 Clayton B. Cornell http://gas2.org/2008/06/19/2009-vw-jetta-mileage-revised-to-3844-mpg-price-21990/ 2009 Clean Diesel Jetta TDI

2009 Jetta TDI Clean Diesel Sedan

VW announced the pricing of the 2009 Jetta and SportWagen yesterday, along with a new fuel economy certification from the third-party certifier AMCI. It seems that VW wasn’t particularly impressed with the EPA’s 29 mpg city / 40 mpg hwy estimation, and wanted a second opinion.

There has been some general confusion circulating about fuel economy estimates for the new Jetta (which will be available in August) ever since VW’s Director of Powertrain Development announced the car could get up to 60 mpg.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/06/19/2009-vw-jetta-mileage-revised-to-3844-mpg-price-21990/feed/ VW Debuts Tiguan HyMotion Fuel-Cell Vehicle and 2009 Clean Diesel Jetta http://gas2.org/2008/06/16/vw-debuts-tiguan-hymotion-fuel-cell-vehicle-and-2009-clean-diesel-jetta/ http://gas2.org/2008/06/16/vw-debuts-tiguan-hymotion-fuel-cell-vehicle-and-2009-clean-diesel-jetta/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:18:31 +0000 Clayton B. Cornell http://gas2.org/2008/06/16/vw-debuts-tiguan-hymotion-fuel-cell-vehicle-and-2009-clean-diesel-jetta/ VW Tiguan HyMotion Fuel-Cell Vehicle

Tiguan HyMotion Fuel Cell Concept Car

Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend a VW press event showing off the new hydrogen fuel cell powered Tiguan. The vehicle (above) is one of only two concept prototypes in the world, and this one was flown in from Germany for its US debut.

The event was originally intended to be a test-drive of the HyMotion Tiguan, but the vehicle was having “electrical problems” that kept it out for display only. A VW spokesperson assured us that it had nothing to do with the fuel cell, but whatever the problem was they didn’t want it to happen to us in mid-day San Francisco traffic.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/06/16/vw-debuts-tiguan-hymotion-fuel-cell-vehicle-and-2009-clean-diesel-jetta/feed/ 2009 Jetta BlueTDI Comes to US This Summer, Sports 60 MPG and Cleaner Emissions http://gas2.org/2008/05/09/2009-jetta-bluetdi-comes-to-us-this-summer-sports-60-mpg-and-cleaner-emissions/ http://gas2.org/2008/05/09/2009-jetta-bluetdi-comes-to-us-this-summer-sports-60-mpg-and-cleaner-emissions/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 17:20:44 +0000 Clayton B. Cornell http://gas2.org/2008/05/09/2009-jetta-bluetdi-comes-to-us-this-summer-sports-60-mpg-and-cleaner-emissions/

VW’s Jetta BlueTDI: 60 MPG, 90% Emissions Reduction for NOx

VW’s ultra-low emission 2009 Jetta will be coming to the US mid-summer, according to an announcement made late last month at the Vienna Motor Symposium.

This newer version of the Jetta will meet the strictest emissions standards in the world—BIN5/LEV2—which are enforced by 5 US states: California, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Vermont. BIN5/LEV2 standards severely cap nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions (0.05 g/mile), one of the two tailpipe pollutants that have given diesels a bad rap (that and particulate matter).

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