Volkswagen’s answer to the Chevy Volt goes by the name of TwinDrive, and it has a few tricks up its diesel-powered sleeve. Frank Markus from Motor Trend was one of the lucky few who got to drive one of these electric hybrid Golf prototypes in Germany, and he goes into impressive detail about some of the myriad programming and performance features that the TwinDrive Golf boasts. But the real key to this beauty of a vehicle is the relationship between its electric battery, and its engine (a diesel, of course). In a brilliant engineering decision, the TwinDrive’s 1.5 liter diesel engine is actually in a position to drive the car while simultaneously turning the generator, thus recharging the battery. Yeah, it made our jaws drop too. Check out the article to learn much more about the TwinDrive.
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SOURCE: http://blogs.motortrend.com/6566713/green/volkswagen-twindrive-the-peoples-plug-in/index.html
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