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Volkswagen Unveils PHEV Prototype at Launch of German Government PHEV Fleet Project

Posted on June 26, 2008

The Golf TwinDrive PHEV.Volkswagen chairman and CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn and German Federal Environment Minister (Bundesumweltminister) Sigmar Gabriel introduced a prototype VW plug-in hybrid electric vehicle the Golf TwinDrive at the launch of a four-year PHEV fleet and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstration project supported by the German Federal Government. Eight German alliance partners are participating in the Fleet test: electric drive vehicles ( Flottenversuch Elektromobilit t ). Volkswagen AG is leading the project, with E.ON (energy provider) and LTC/GAIA and Evoni...

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