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