Volkswagen’s engine strategy integrates highly innovative technologies on the way via the fuel cell to pure electrical traction
TDI, TSI and DSG are the most efficient types of powertrains today.
Clean TDI engines will satisfy the strictest emissions laws in the world.
CCS will prove to be a key technology for a society independent of oil
High temperature fuel cells could deliver a breakthrough for engines powered by hydrogen at the end of the next decade
Growing shortages of fossil fuels and an environment that needs protecting more than ever before, all set new challenges for automobile producers of a magnitude unheard of in the past. At the same time however it is precisely these challenges that can conceal undreamt of opportunities. That is because the roadmap to the future of individual mobility will be defined over the next decade. An exciting future. Companies like Volkswagen will be the driving force behind this progress. These are large companies whose growth in an era of fossil-based resources was fueled by their products yet also created the potential for overcoming dependency on these non-renewable resources by long-range research. One thing is that is already clear today is that in the future a number of systems will coexist side-by-side. Dr. (Engineering) Rudolf Krebs, Director of Volkswagen Powertrain Development comments: “I am firmly convinced that both today’s technologies and those currently in development such as TDI, TSI and DSG will endure for a long time. Advanced internal combustion engine developments, in part supported by e-motors, pure e-powertrains and fuel cells will coexist side-by-side to satisfy all customer wishes.” At the end of this evolutionary chain there is one goal, as already mentioned: Independence from fossil-based resources.
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