Jumpin' Joe
06-03-2009, 11:32 PM
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Volkswagen usually spins its diesels (namely the Jetta TDI) as alternatives to hybrids. However, with just about every other carmaker offering a hybrid (VW's first hybrid, the Touareg hybrid, is not due out until late 2009/early 2010), the peer pressure is heavy on VW to offer a few of its own. Thus VW is looking to partner with China's BYD, maker of the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid.
Read More Here! (http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6543918/green/volkswagen-to-partner-with-byd-for-future-hybrids/index.html)
Volkswagen usually spins its diesels (namely the Jetta TDI) as alternatives to hybrids. However, with just about every other carmaker offering a hybrid (VW's first hybrid, the Touareg hybrid, is not due out until late 2009/early 2010), the peer pressure is heavy on VW to offer a few of its own. Thus VW is looking to partner with China's BYD, maker of the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid.
Read More Here! (http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6543918/green/volkswagen-to-partner-with-byd-for-future-hybrids/index.html)