230 mpg VW on sale in 2010

by nukegingrich | May 9, 2008 at 10:11 am

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2010, the year we get a mass-produced green car.
VW says their new 1 liter concept car is ready for production, with rollout coming in just over a year. At $4 bucks a gallon, it couldn't come too soon.

The car is tiny, more of a tobaggon than a car. The single passenger actually sits behind the driver, like in a small airplane.

The tiny engine will only get the car up to about 75 mph and, as such, VW doesn't expect to sell a lot of them. Safety concerns might also keep the car from being a best seller. But, since it does have four wheels, it will have to meet all of the normal safety regulations for cars.

VW will continue to release details on the car, but they are firm that it will be produced by 2010.

The car will seat two riders, one behind another. Although I wouldn;t want to take it on the freeway, for local commutes it certainly has a place.

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