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Geneva '08 Preview: Volkswagen Passat Variant TSI EcoFuel

Posted Feb 28th 2008 at 10:35AM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Volkswagen, Geneva Motor Show, Natural Gas


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At the Geneva Motor Show next week, Volkswagen will be premiering a new natural gas-fueled version of the Passat that they are calling the EcoFuel. Unlike most natural gas-fueled cars, which tend to be down on power compared to their gasoline equivalents, the Passat EcoFuel uses one of Volkswagen's turbocharged direct injected TSI engines. The TSI engine has been optimized for running on CNG and has an output of 150hp and fuel consumption of 5.2l/100km (45 mpg U.S.). The EcoFuel Passat goes on sale in Europe around the end of the year.

UPDATE: VW press release added after the jump.

Gallery: Passat Variant TSI EcoFuel


[Source: Volkswagen]


Tags: cng, compressed-natural-gas, ecofuel, geneva, geneva-2008, geneva-motor-show, passat-cng, vw-cng, vw-passat-tsi-ecofuel

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VW to add a turbo CNG option to European Passat

Posted Dec 20th 2007 at 8:32AM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Volkswagen, Natural Gas, European Union



Volkswagen wants to expand its presence in the European fleet market and plans to use a new version of the Passat to do it. In early 2008, VW will start building a Passat that can run on compressed natural gas that can be easily refueled at central fleet locations. The CNG Passat is scheduled to be equipped with the 1.4L TSI four cylinder with a 150hp output. In Europe, CNG can be had for 0.90 euro/L compared to gasoline 1.35 euro/L. At some point after the CNG Passat is launched, the CNG option will be added to the Touran, Golf and Caddy.

[Source: Automotive News - Sub. req'd]

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A better catalyst for CNG vehicles

Posted Oct 13th 2007 at 5:44PM by Xavier Navarro

Filed under: Volkswagen, Natural Gas




The Swiss Federal Material Testing and Research Institute (EMPA), in cooperation with Volkswagen and Umicore, has developed a new catalyst designed specifically for natural gas engines. The companies claim the new catalyst reduces NOx emissions by around 50 percent and it costs less because it uses fewer precious metals than existing models.

The catalyst has been tested on three vehicles. One of them, a Volkswagen Touran Ecofuel, is going to be shown at at the Zürich Car Show next month (November 1-4th). The Car Show will also feature a range of natural gas vehicles, some of which will be available for visitors to test drive on site.

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[Source: Erdgas Östschweiz via NGV (link is a PDF in German)]

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