Volkswagen and Sanyo’s Hybrid Commitment
Back in March VW showed off its Golf TDi hybrid design study which used a high tech diesel engine, electric motor and 7-speed-DSG technology. They promised we’d be seeing a lot more of their lithium-ion technology by 2010 and they have now hit another crucial milestone towards this – a collaboration with Sanyo (a leading expert in the electric energy market). VW’s hybrid vehicles will be able to run on conventional diesel or a mixture of diesel and electricity but in order for mass production of these cleaner vehicles there needs to be powerful energy storage systems to cope with the demand.