Comments on: Goodbye VW Bulli EV Van, Hello 313 mpg XL1

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:02:00 +0000

thanks for the typo catch.

By: Stan Soliday

Stan Soliday — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:04:00 +0000

Good writeup on the VW EV changes.

We think you mean: 261 to 313 mpg not mph.

EVsRock!

By: mk1313

mk1313 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:22:00 +0000

The European requirements are for the most part more stringent than the US. No, there is no activity to unify the standards, it’s pretty much a turf war. It’s actually pretty stupid.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:45:00 +0000

What are the differences between US and European standards?

Is there any ongoing activity to make them the same? It would seem like car manufactures would want unified standards as it would help them cut development costs.

By: mk1313

mk1313 — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:31:00 +0000

Not just VW. Lot of interesting vehicles coming out in asia and europe not available here as well as other technologies. Usually because our technical specifications are stuck in the past and it costs a lot to re-certify here when we should just be accepting the better european standards.

By: jonesey

jonesey — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:08:00 +0000

Click through to the original article, which Chelsea should have cut and pasted from more liberally. 261 to 313 mpg is the expected fuel efficiency. The article does not list the range.

Anyway, VW lovers in the US have been waiting very patiently for a vehicle, ANY VW vehicle, that matches or improves upon the 50 mpg highway (on biodiesel made from used vegetable oil!) performance of the (discontinued in 2005) Golf and Jetta TDI. Still waiting….

We’re also waiting for ANY vehicle from VW that matches or improves upon the features of the (discontinued in 2003) Eurovan. Rear seats that face each other, pop-top with bed for camping, 22 mpg on the highway. Still waiting….

Sometimes I think VW just doesn’t want to sell vehicles in the US.

By: mk1313

mk1313 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:11:00 +0000

range is miles per hour? Is that a range of miles or fuel efficiency equivalent of mpg?