| Volkswagen, world's fourth largest car manufacturer | | | | director of Volkswagen Corporate Research, "The |
| after GM, Toyota and Ford has earlier published its | | | | high-temperature fuel cell will make the total system in |
| powertrain roadmap which is intended to create a | | | | the car lighter, more compact, durable and economical." |
| petroleum-free future. | | | | They expect to start testing their new fuel cell design |
| Fossil fuels need to be used as sparingly as possible. | | | | in vehicles in 2009, but don't foresee production before |
| Hence, in an effort to clean air and regulate the use of | | | | 2020. |
| fossil fuels, VW releases a roadmap that advances | | | | The roadmap to an epoch free of oil is a strategy of |
| auto parts Volkswagen. Automaker's direct injection | | | | VW that integrates highly innovative technologies to |
| systems (TSI), turbo-diesels (TDI), and dual clutch | | | | most excellent types of powertrains these days like |
| gearboxes (DSG) are some of the auto parts | | | | the TDI, TSI and DSG. Clean TDI engines are special |
| technologies that VW is concentrating on. These | | | | component of BLUETEC. These innovative |
| modern internal combustion technologies will be mated | | | | technologies from the automaker can be had through |
| to electric motors in new hybrid powertrains. | | | | pure electrical traction. |
| The diesels are also being enhanced with the BlueTec | | | | Clean TDI engines are set to comply with the strictest |
| emissions control technology from Mercedes. | | | | emissions laws around the globe. CCS is designed to |
| Subsequently, the automaker will be replacing fossil | | | | serve as a key technology for a society which is free |
| fuels with biofuels like cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel. | | | | from petroleum. On the one hand, HTFC could serve |
| This is done to neutralize fuels carbon and avoid | | | | as a breakthrough for hydrogen-powered vehicles. |
| generating carbon dioxide from the combustion. | | | | The prototypes of HTFC will be open for trials in 2009. |
| In addition, VW's long term goal is work on | | | | In addition, the first production versions are expected |
| high-temperature fuel-cells (HTFC). This is because the | | | | to arrive before 2020. |
| automaker believes that the low-temperature being | | | | VW will continue with its study about creating more |
| used these days have no bright future in the auto | | | | powerful powertrains that won't make environment |
| industry so it is aiming for something different yet | | | | suffer. The mentioned viable engine types will soon |
| better. According to Prof. Dr. Jürgen Leohold, | | | | invade the roads. |