VW Set To Release Diesel Hybrid

SUVs_SUCK writes "It's official — Volkswagen is unveiling a hybrid to challenge the mighty Toyota Prius. And not just any hybrid, but a diesel-electric hybrid it says will deliver 69.9 mpg. Auto Express says the Golf hybrid will be offered for sale in Europe by the end of next year. No word yet on when we might see it in the US."

Comments

Which Gallon?

[compwizrd]

US and Imperial gallons vary significantly, 70mpg in imperial is 58 mpg in US gallons.. still quite good.

Re:Which Gallon?

[iainl]

It's US gallons; UK Channel 4 quote the mileage as 83.1mpg. As I noted elsewhere before I realised the mistake, the best a current Golf offers is 62.8 mpg Imperial, so if this really were an Imperial value it wouldn't gain you much over the current offering.

Re:Probably not.

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Biodiesel IS NOT ETHANOL. E85 is an ethanol blend. B% is a biodiesel blend. Most modern manufactures will warranty up to B5.

The problem with Biodiesel is that too much of it is out of spec. A recent survey done by I forget who found that 50% of "biodiesel" didn't meet the ASTM specification. Imagine if 50% of gasoline or diesel didn't meet the required spec, engines would be shitting out left and right.

Get the stock and specifications under control and then we'll talk.

On crack?

[RingDev]

Modern diesels are fine with BD. The main issue with running BD was on older engines with rubber fuel lines that the BD would dissolve, leading to clogged injectors and damaged fuel lines. But you can buy a VW diesel and run BD20 in it with out violating the warrenty. You can run BD100 in them just fine, but since BD isn't quite as standardized as PD they will not honor the warrenty if there is a fuel related problem and you've been running anything over BD20. In fact, the new ULSD fuel has lost a good deal of it's natural lubricity. Running 20% BD, 80% ULSD will actually get you the lower emissions of the ULSD and the lubricity of LSD.

-Rick