| At the Designing Sustainable Mobility Summit, | | | | runs on B5 biodiesel. The fuel is a mixture |
| Volkswagen showcased their lineup of clean | | | | of conventional ultra low sulfur diesel fuel |
| cars. The summit is being held at the Art | | | | and biodiesel. The combination provides |
| Center College of Design which is located in | | | | power for the engine while releasing only a |
| Southern California. The conference | | | | small amount of harmful gas in its exhaust. |
| facilitates the sharing of ideas of | | | | In connection with the development of |
| transportation experts and designers on the | | | | Volkswagen of their vehicles that run on |
| development of technology that will make | | | | biodiesel, they are offering an extended |
| future car designs friendlier to the | | | | warranty to further promote the use of |
| environment. | | | | biodiesel. Their effort to produce vehicles |
| | | | which run on alternative fuel helps in the |
| At the said event Volkswagen of America | | | | preservation of the world's fossil fuel |
| offers those in attendance the chance to | | | | reserves. The Touareg will be available for |
| experience the present technology being | | | | the summit's attendees to drive on public |
| developed by the car manufacturer. Among the | | | | roads. Such would be done so as to show how |
| cars that attendees will have the chance to | | | | well a car running on alternative fuel |
| drive is a car that runs on biodiesel or a | | | | performs. |
| combination of biodiesel and ultra low sulfur | | | | |
| diesel fuel. A car that runs on hydrogen | | | | Also present in the event and available for |
| will also be present along with those cars | | | | participants to drive is Volkswagen's highly |
| that are equipped with highly efficient | | | | efficient twin charger engine that is |
| gasoline engines. | | | | currently being developed by the car maker. |
| | | | The powerplant provides great power packed in |
| The car maker's goal in letting the | | | | a relatively small engine. The high level of |
| participants of the summit drive the said | | | | power being produced by the engine is due to |
| cars is to emphasize that the use of | | | | its use of a supercharger and a turbocharger |
| alternative fuel is not just applicable in | | | | system. The engine's supercharger aids the |
| theory. Volkswagen aims to show that the | | | | engine during low rpm ratings while the |
| technology is already present and it is | | | | turbocharger kicks in at mid-range revs per |
| working already. It is just a matter of time | | | | minute and higher. The said engine is |
| before cars such as the ones showcased will | | | | already being used in Europe and has received |
| start rolling out of their assembly plants | | | | much praise for its gas mileage rating. The |
| for use of the anticipating public. "It's | | | | car manufacturer is considering introducing |
| important to demonstrate that raising the bar | | | | the engine in the United States market. The |
| in such important areas as fuel efficiency | | | | engine's performance can also be complemented |
| and emission reduction isn't just | | | | with high quality parts like EBC Redstuff |
| accomplished with exotic or future-oriented | | | | brake pads. |
| technologies," Ron Cogan said. Cogan is the | | | | |
| editor and publisher of the Green Car | | | | Volkswagen's Touran HyMotion hydrogen fuel |
| Journal, the host of the summit's | | | | cell powered vehicle will also be showcased. |
| ride-and-drive segment. "Volkswagen's | | | | The Touran is a concrete example of |
| demonstration of its clean diesel and twin | | | | Volkswagen's dedication in the development of |
| charger engines provides real-world examples | | | | zero emission vehicles. For almost ten years |
| of environmentally positive technologies that | | | | now, the car maker has exerted efforts in the |
| are opening on highways today," he further | | | | development of practical hydrogen fuel cells |
| adds. | | | | that can be used for mass produced vehicles. |
| | | | The Touran uses high-temperature fuel cells |
| During the event, Volkswagen will be | | | | that are compact, light and very durable. |
| offering their Touareg V-10 TDI engine which | | | | |