http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/261-mpg-vw-xl1-likely-to-just-be-available-for-lease/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/261-mpg-vw-xl1-likely-to-just-be-available-for-lease/#comment-163900 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52284#comment-163900 Unfortunately, while this is a very interesting car, VW has taken too long to do anything with it (I have been following its development for years) and it is now largely irrelevant. Who wants a noisy, polluting diesel engine a few mm behind their ear when they could have a clean, silent, pure electric drive. VW could just lose the engine and up-size the electric system but the expensive materials might be less compelling with an electric car.

]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/261-mpg-vw-xl1-likely-to-just-be-available-for-lease/#comment-163846 Thu, 30 May 2013 19:24:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52284#comment-163846 I wonder will they like GM with the EV1 take them all back at the end to crush them while a candle light vigil is held for them.

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