When the money gurus converge on Davos Switzerland for their annual confab next week they will again be shuttled around in a fleet of Audi A8s. The 81 cars provided by Volkswagen's premium division will be propelled by 3.0L V-6 TDI engines. For the first time Audi will be using GTL fuel provided by Shell. The gas-to-liquid diesel fuel is produced from natural gas and allows the fuel consumption to be reduced by 10 percent compared to the cars used last year. Unlike conventional petroleum diesel, the GTL fuel has no sulfur or aromatic compounds. Some of the benefits of GTL diesel include a 93 percent drop in carbon monoxide emissions, and a 30 percent cut in NOx emissions with no engine modifications. The chauffeur fleet is expected to emit 13 percent less CO₂ this year than in 2007. Audi has already been using GTL diesel in the R10 TDI Le Mans racers for the past two seasons.

[Source: Audi, thanks to Christian for the tip]

Recently, I told you about a news report with the debut of the Project Better Place+Renault electric car. If you had problems seeing the video at the news site, try watching the Dailymotion video above. We got translations from several of our readers (Thanks again to Emil and Vadim) and Le Blog Auto also has translations. The report confirms many of the rumors we had heard like the car will be Renault's Megane and start production in 2010. The Project Better Place+Renault electric car will also have a range of 200km (124 miles) and, of course, use Project Better Place's battery exchange system.

Below the fold is a video by Project Better Place in response to the Davos Challenge on YouTube. The Project Better Place YouTube video includes lots of small children talking about electric cars. Davos is a meeting of many of the world's greatest thinkers and runs from the 23rd to the 28th of January in Davos, Switzerland. The Davos YouTube video asking for your YouTube video submissions is also below the fold.

We should hear more about the Project Better Place+Renault electric car on January 21st during a ceremony both companies are expected to attend. Stay tuned.

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[Source: Le Blog Auto, YouTube]