Coming Soon from VW: A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid | Autopia from Wired.com:
What’s all the techno-jargon mean? The Golf Hybrid will get almost 70 mph while meeting Europe’s stringent Euro V and America’s Tier 2 Bin 5 emissions standards, making it green enough even for California. The car is said to emit just 89 g/km of CO2. (For comparison, the Prius emits 104 g/km and Honda Civic Hybrid emits 116.)
The hybrid Golf may be just the start.
Good thing it gets such gas mileage! Don’t know about in Chicago, but in Denver, diesel was $3.84/gallon at lunch today. And I thought gas was bad at $3.07/gallon!!