Articles tagged with: volkswagen
Posted in Automobiles, Car, Energy, Technology on 3 September 2008
Germany is a country that has vividly stamped a class of its own in the international arena with what the world considers as the unending quest for perfection. Germans are known to be hard taskmasters who strive for that final millisecond and that last millimeter of perfect design, form and function. It is something that comes up with German athletes, German technology and of course the ever green German beer. From that perfect lap of magic by Michael Schumacher to the precision of the Mercedes- it is all about power with grace and accuracy.
But Germany has been a land that has been changing away from the technology to the green technology which saves both on oil and emissions. The home of the Mercedes, BMW (even though British) and Volkswagen is moving from oil-guzzling technology to windmills, green gadgets and electric vehicles. Germany is already the single largest producer and market for Solar Energy in the world.
To add to that Germany has recently taken to wind energy and now 7% of the country’s total power is produced by windmills and driven by those gusty flutters of the blade. It seems that the Germans are driven to even eek out perfection out of the renewable energy sources and that once again is a welcome sight.
Via Eco-Chick
Posted in Car, Eco-Friendly on 18 July 2008
On Ecoblog often we have proposed several classifications relating to cleaner cars or more ecological. This time, Forbes published a list of 10 most polluting cars with many ex-aequo especially on the tail of the top-ten. Obviously from the list were excluded Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini…
1. Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI
2. Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
3. Mercedes GL320 CDI
4. Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI
5. GMC Yukon XL 2500
6. Ford F-150
7. Jeep Grand Cherokee Flex Fuel
8. 1500 GMC Yukon RW
9. Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG
10. Saab 9-7X Aero