Volkswagen gave us a preview of its first series electric vehicle at last week’s 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show, where the company also confirmed that the first cars will be on sale around 2013. The preview was in the form of the 2009 Volkswagen E-Up! electric-vehicle concept, which featured an efficient all-electric powertrain packaged in the [...]

Recently updated and now weighing in at a mere 800 pounds, this concept vehicle from Volkswagon is supposed to get 170 MPG. That rating is achieved through the use of a 1 liter diesel engine combined with an electric drivetrain consisting of an electric motor and battery pack.  The prototype was the first car ever [...]